Job DescriptionOverviewWe're hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to lead our progression from teleoperation to autonomy. You'll use cutting-edge Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and imitation learning to make our teleoperated robots increasingly autonomous over time. This role spans the full ML lifecycle: data capture and organization, model training and evaluation, deployment to edge devices, and continuous improvement based on real-world performance. You'll work at the intersection of robotics, computer vision, and foundation models-turning thousands of hours of human demonstrations into autonomous capabilities.
What you'll do- Design and implement data collection pipelines for synchronized sensor streams and task annotations from teleoperated robots.
- Build data processing systems for cleaning, labeling, and organizing multi-modal data (RGB-D, LiDAR, proprioceptive feedback).
- Develop and train Vision-Language-Action models, imitation learning policies, and behavior cloning systems.
- Deploy trained models to edge compute devices with real-time inference constraints.
- Collaborate with Robotics and Teleop teams to define autonomous capabilities and integrate models into the control stack.
What you bring- 3+ years of hands-on ML experience, preferably in robotics, computer vision, or embodied AI.
- Strong foundation in deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow) and training large models.
- Experience with imitation learning, behavior cloning, or reinforcement learning in physical systems.
- Proficiency with computer vision techniques (object detection, segmentation, point cloud processing).
- Understanding of robotics fundamentals (kinematics, control theory, sensor fusion).
- Strong Python skills and experience with ML libraries.
- Bonus: Experience with Vision-Language-Action models, foundation models, or deploying models to edge devices.
Additional Notes- Our team develops on physical robots in person-expect hands-on testing and debugging
- Need to be located or willing to relocate to San Francisco, CA
- Opportunity to shape the autonomy roadmap for a rapidly scaling robot fleet
Come join us in building a new global economy, where anyone can do manual work remotely and with robo-scale. Together, we can make goods and resources more affordable and available than they've ever been, for everyone on Earth.
