Pony.ai

(Senior) Software Engineer, Deep Learning

Pony.ai$140K — $280K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's in Computer Science or 2+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • In-depth knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and parallel computing.
  • Practical experience in applied machine learning and data analysis.
  • Proficient in C++ and Python programming languages.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with self-driving vehicle experts on software architecture and design.
  • Create large-scale foundation models using extensive real-world data.
  • Translate real-world challenges into defined machine learning problems.
  • Implement advanced machine learning techniques for real-time applications.
  • Optimize deep learning models for stringent runtime requirements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plan including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Retirement savings options with traditional and Roth 401k.
  • Life insurance coverage, including basic, voluntary, and AD&D.
  • Generous paid time off for vacations and public holidays.
  • Parental leave for both maternity and paternity.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • Complimentary food and snacks for employees.
Full Job Description
Responsibility
  • Work with experts in the field of self-driving vehicles on software architecture and design, system and module design, evaluation metrics, specification and implementation of test and regression frameworks.
  • Design and develop large-scale foundation models trained on vast of real world data
  • Frame the open-ended real-world problems into well-defined ML problems; develop and apply cutting-edge ML approaches (deep learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, etc) to these problems; scale them to data pipelines; and streamline them to run in real-time on the cars.
  • Develop and deploy deep learning models, including vision language models (VLMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Optimize deep learning models to run robustly under tight run-time constraints.


Requirements

  • Master in Computer Science, or at least 2 years of equivalent industry experience in similar technical fields.
  • Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, parallel computing, code optimization and large scale data processing.
  • Experience in applied machine learning including data collection and analysis, evaluation and feature engineering.
  • Expertise in C++/Python.
  • Strong communication skills and team spirit.


Preferred Experience
  • PhD in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Robotics, Natural Language Processing, or similar technical field of study.
  • Publications on top-tier conferences like CVPR/ICCV/ECCV/ICLR/ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR/AAAI/IJCV/PAMI
  • Experience in applying ML/DL for behavior prediction, imitation learning, motion planning.
  • Experience in deploying deep learning algorithms for real time applications, with limited computing resources.
  • Experience in convex optimization, computational geometry or linear algebra.
  • Experience in GPU/CUDA/TensorRT


Compensation and Benefits

Base Salary Range: $140,000 - $280,000 Annually

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on many factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation and this role may be eligible for bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.

Also, we provide the following benefits to the eligible employees:
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth 401k)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Free Food & Snacks

About Pony.ai

Pony.ai is a Chinese-American company that develops autonomous driving technology. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Fremont, California. Pony.ai has partnerships with automakers such as Toyota and Hyundai and has raised over $1 billion in funding. The company has expanded its services to include autonomous delivery and ride-hailing. Pony.ai has been recognized as one of the most innovative companies in the world by Fast Company.
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Size
1,000 employees
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Founded
2016

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