Senior Data Scientist - Machine Learning for Perception

Mission Overview: Join us as a distinguished Staff/Principal Engineer specializing in Perception Capabilities, where you will spearhead the development of innovative software solutions leveraging advanced computer vision and deep learning technologies. Your extensive experience will encompass key areas such as detection, classification, segmentation, and tracking, alongside critical support functions, including data engines, labeling policies, training pipelines, model optimization, simulation, and testing. You are motivated by the tangible impact of your work, taking initiative and ownership of outcomes. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to apply your expertise to the perception stack of autonomous vehicles, navigating the unique challenges inherent in safety-critical, open-world applications while ensuring engineering excellence and thorough evaluation. As a creative problem solver, you'll collaborate with interdisciplinary teams focused on capability enhancement to design, implement, and validate comprehensive solutions.

Join our dynamic team as an Engineer/Senior Engineer focused on Perception Capabilities, where you will have the opportunity to develop innovative software products leveraging advanced computer vision and deep learning technologies. Your expertise in detection, classification, segmentation, or tracking will play a crucial role in creating impactful solutions in a production-oriented environment.We value curiosity and motivation, and we encourage you to learn from our experienced team. If you enjoy tackling complex technical challenges, asking insightful questions, and collaborating to produce top-notch software, this is the place for you.Your contributions will directly impact the perception stack of our self-driving vehicles, enhancing safety-critical applications in an open-world context.

Join our innovative Perception team at Zoox, where we harness the power of cutting-edge sensor data to decode the intricacies of dynamic driving environments. In this pivotal role, you will leverage world-class sensor data and a robust infrastructure to test and validate groundbreaking algorithms. Your contributions will be instrumental in developing advanced algorithms for segmentation, tracking, classification, and high-level scene understanding, allowing you to engage with any or all of these exciting components.As a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will spearhead the creation of machine learning algorithms that significantly influence both onboard and offboard autonomy and validation processes. You will work collaboratively with specialized teams in Prediction, Planning, Simulation, and Safety Validation, shaping our overarching technical framework. Your innovative approach will bridge team boundaries, enabling the prototyping of new methodologies that guide the long-term technical vision across multiple divisions within the organization. The impact of your work will range from achieving immediate company objectives to leading pioneering exploratory initiatives.

Join Our Team at Merlin Labs!Merlin Labs is an innovative aerospace startup dedicated to revolutionizing aviation through autonomous flight solutions. Our mission is to develop advanced non-human pilot systems to facilitate both crewed and uncrewed flight operations, addressing some of the most significant challenges in the aviation industry. Backed by leading investors, we are scaling operations and enhancing autonomy to provide safer and more efficient air travel.

Join our dynamic team at Zoox as a Data Scientist specializing in Perception Verification and Validation. In this pivotal role, you will be integral to the verification and validation of our advanced perception stack within our cutting-edge autonomous driving system. Collaborating with a talented group of data scientists, perception engineers, and systems engineers, you will spearhead the development of innovative datasets and metrics to effectively assess the performance of our perception system. Your insights will guide the establishment of critical performance metrics, empowering perception engineers to accurately measure the impact of new features on both the perception stack and the overall system behavior.

About the RoleJoin Parallel Fluidics as we innovate the infrastructure powering the future of life science tools. As the Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will spearhead our most vital engineering initiatives, establish benchmarks for technical excellence, and influence the processes that guide our product development and manufacturing. We seek an experienced engineering leader with extensive knowledge in electromechanical system design, design for manufacturing, and automation. If you are passionate about making a significant impact by transforming groundbreaking products from concept to production in a fast-paced startup environment, we encourage you to apply.Key ResponsibilitiesEngineering LeadershipAct as the principal architect of the engineering processes at Parallel Fluidics.Lead critical engineering projects that align with our mission.Serve as a technical expert for various internal projects.Identify and implement improvements to our engineering systems and tools.Mentor junior and senior engineers across various disciplines.Provide progress reports and insights to company leadership.Product DevelopmentOversee the transition of Parallel’s next-generation hardware products from concept to scalable production.Identify and evaluate potential high-volume manufacturing partners.Facilitate the transfer of high-volume products from in-house production to third-party manufacturers.Manufacturing SystemsIdentify opportunities to enhance our in-house designed manufacturing equipment.Design experiments and testing methods to optimize manufacturing processes.Collaborate with the manufacturing team to pinpoint gaps and explore improvement opportunities.

Acadian Asset Management LLC is seeking a Principal Engineer for its Investment Systems group in Boston, Massachusetts. This position centers on building and improving investment systems that support the firm’s client needs. Role overview The Principal Engineer will design solutions for complex investment challenges. The role involves both developing new features and refining existing systems to ensure they align with client requirements. Collaboration Working with teams across the organization, this engineer will contribute technical expertise and help guide technology choices within the investment domain. Key responsibilities Develop and enhance investment systems to address client needs Design solutions for technical and business challenges in investment management Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance technology within the firm

Motional is on the lookout for a highly skilled Principal Engineer to join our Planning team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing innovative motion planning and control systems that ensure the safe, efficient, and comfortable operation of our autonomous fleet in intricate environments. We seek an individual with a strong background in advanced algorithm development and robust software engineering, committed to shaping production-ready autonomous vehicles. If you are passionate about autonomous driving and enjoy tackling real-world challenges in a dynamic field, we welcome your application.Key Responsibilities:Lead the research and development of groundbreaking algorithms and subsystems for motion planning within autonomous driving, enhancing the Operational Design Domain. This encompasses advanced search-based and geometry-driven methods, alongside decision-making under uncertainty, with a focus on probabilistic techniques.Oversee cross-functional initiatives to create or enhance interfaces aimed at solving complex problems.Continuously monitor system performance to pinpoint areas for enhancement and formulate technical strategies to address shortcomings.Guide cross-functional project teams to deliver comprehensive solutions, showcasing the ability to think beyond the planning system's limitations.Architect and integrate sophisticated motion planning and prediction algorithms, leading their assessment and optimization for real-world applications.Design and develop a resilient, scalable, and high-performance codebase that enables rapid exploration, prototyping, and thorough evaluation of new motion planning methodologies and algorithms.Facilitate technical collaboration and ensure seamless integration with upstream perception and prediction components, as well as downstream trajectory optimization, tracking, and control systems, guaranteeing optimal end-to-end system performance.Utilize your extensive software development and research expertise to mentor others in best software practices, fostering a culture of technical excellence.Mentor junior and senior team members, promoting a culture of product-focused engineering, rigorous research, and advanced development.

About SimpliSafe At SimpliSafe, we are at the forefront of high-tech home security, driven by our mission to safeguard every home. We have cultivated a culture that not only cherishes the safety of our clients but also values the career development of our team members. In our no-ego environment, collaboration and innovation thrive, creating ample opportunities for those ready to face new challenges and make a significant impact on the lives we protect. We don’t just want you to work here; we want you to flourish. Our hybrid work model allows our teams to balance office and home working seamlessly. Expect to collaborate in our state-of-the-art Boston office on two core days—typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday—while enjoying the flexibility to choose your workspace for the remaining days. This approach allows us to harness the benefits of both environments to optimize productivity. Why We Are Hiring We are expanding our Tools and Automation organization, specifically within the Test Platform Services (TPS) team. TPS is responsible for building and managing the platforms and automation that validate the comprehensive SimpliSafe ecosystem, which includes connected cameras, sensors, base stations, firmware, cloud services, monitoring workflows, and mobile applications. Our goal is to enable scalable, production-like validation across hardware, firmware, and distributed software systems. This ensures our devices perform accurately in real-world conditions and that essential customer journeys operate reliably before they are deployed to production. We are on the lookout for a Software Engineer who can lead the technical vision for TPS while managing a team of engineers. This position merges hands-on architectural responsibilities with leadership and mentorship, offering a unique opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact. This role is highly collaborative, requiring close partnerships with Infrastructure, Backend, Firmware, and Monitoring teams to ensure our validation platforms evolve in line with product and system complexity. It’s perfect for a leader who wishes to stay technically involved while shaping a high-performing engineering team dedicated to validating complex, distributed systems at scale. Your Responsibilities Establish and implement the long-term architectural vision for scalable validation platforms, with a focus on automation, performance, and resilience testing capabilities. Collaborate cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Backend, Firmware, Monitoring, and Product teams to ensure alignment of validation systems with product architecture, roadmaps, and business objectives. Guarantee that virtual devices and simulation systems accurately represent real-world hardware behavior, minimizing discrepancies between physical and virtual environments.

At WHOOP, we are dedicated to enhancing human performance and extending healthspan through advanced technology. Our mission is to empower our members with deep insights into their bodies and daily activities, enabling them to achieve peak performance.In the role of Lead Electrical Engineer within the WHOOP Hardware team, you will spearhead the architecture, design, and implementation of sophisticated embedded signal acquisition and transduction systems for our cutting-edge human performance products. Collaborating closely with Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Software teams, your expertise will be crucial in translating complex system-level requirements into reliable, production-ready hardware.Our products are designed to integrate wireless connectivity and various sensing modalities within a compact, energy-efficient form factor, necessitating exceptional skills in mixed-signal design and rigorous signal-chain management. This position focuses on ensuring optimal end-to-end signal-chain performance—including dynamic range, timing/synchronization, noise, latency, and fidelity—while promoting a disciplined approach to hardware, firmware, and algorithm co-design. As a technical leader in hardware, you will leverage your knowledge of DSP fundamentals and data-driven debugging to define requirements, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate effectively throughout the development, tuning, and validation phases.

Join Nagarro as a Principal Engineer - Project Manager specializing in Salesforce, where you'll lead innovative engineering projects and manage cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional solutions. Your role will involve strategic planning, resource allocation, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring alignment with client objectives and industry standards.

About LogRocketFounded in 2016, LogRocket is dedicated to enhancing web experiences. We tackle the significant challenge faced by product managers and developers in comprehending user interactions. Our unique platform offers unparalleled insights into user experiences through precise replays of sessions combined with detailed logs, errors, and network activity. Our impressive client list features over 2,800 customers, including ClassPass, Capital One, Cisco, and Rippling. We pride ourselves on crafting quality software, and our engineering blog posts reflect our commitment to excellence.Supported by esteemed investors such as Matrix Partners, Battery Ventures, and Delta-V Capital, we have successfully raised $55M in funding. We are actively seeking talented individuals to join us in our mission to enhance the way society interacts with software.

Veeva Systems is a trailblazer in the industry cloud space, dedicated to accelerating the delivery of life-saving therapies to patients. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS enterprises in history, we achieved over $2 billion in revenue last fiscal year, with tremendous growth prospects ahead.At Veeva, our core values guide us: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We are not just a typical public company; in 2021, we made history by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), committed to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.As a Work Anywhere company, we embrace flexibility, allowing you to thrive in an environment that suits you, whether at home or in the office.Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, where we are committed to making a positive impact on our customers, employees, and the communities we serve.

At Compass, we are driven by our mission to help everyone find their perfect place in the world. Established in 2012, we are transforming the real estate landscape with our innovative end-to-end platform, empowering residential real estate agents to provide exceptional service to both sellers and buyers.As a Staff Software Engineer within the Transaction Journey organization, you will leverage your expertise in microservices architecture to develop impactful products for our customers. You will take the lead in designing and developing services that enhance the consumer experience while supporting the expansion of the world’s most scalable brokerage. You will guide a team in creating a collaborative transaction management platform that simplifies the home buying and selling process, enabling agents to efficiently manage transactions from initial contact to closing, including accessing local forms, sending documents for electronic signatures, and managing offers for buyers and sellers.We are looking for an engineer who is passionate about crafting well-defined APIs that are user-friendly. Your insights in product and business decisions are invaluable, and you have a strong desire to learn and share knowledge with your colleagues. Your communication skills are exceptional, and you prioritize understanding others before conveying your ideas.Your design systems are fault-tolerant, scalable, highly available, well-tested, and adhere to best practices such as the single responsibility principle.Your code is modular and reusable, and you take pride in delivering robust, well-tested, peer-reviewed code that follows industry best practices. You hold strong opinions regarding code structure, style, and development processes.At Compass, You Will:Provide strategic direction and ownership of Compass software architecture.Build, develop, and scale the platform that empowers real estate professionals, buyers, and sellers.Become a domain expert in real estate technology, serving as an empathetic partner to our customers.Inspire, recruit, and mentor fellow engineers.Lead the architecture of our distributed microservices environment.Engage in a scalable engineering culture that utilizes modern principles of decoupled systems and automated CI/CD/testing/monitoring to enhance efficiencies.Execute standard agile development methodologies.Join a dynamic team with high visibility and exciting projects on the horizon.

Mission: We are looking for an exceptional Principal Engineer and Technical Lead to spearhead our extensive AI model and software evaluation framework known as Ground Truth Regression. The ideal candidate will possess a robust background in data engineering and machine learning principles, along with proven leadership experience in creating and deploying sophisticated data analysis and large-scale orchestration frameworks. At Motional, orchestrating large-scale data analysis is essential for the development of our machine learning-driven autonomous vehicles. Our robo-taxi ML models and software are crafted by a diverse team of developers and deployed multiple times daily. The Ground Truth Regression team is responsible for providing a comprehensive perception analysis framework that validates any modifications affecting the behavior of our autonomous vehicles. The GTRegression team assesses the overall impact of ML and software modifications on the autonomous vehicle during the development phase, equipping the team with tools for root cause analysis and safety assessments. We actively monitor for model errors, anomalies, rare objects, and long-tail driving scenarios across thousands of driving hours. Our team is responsible for developing the complete stack, including AWS Kubernetes orchestration frameworks, re-simulation tools, model metrics, regression reports, and in-depth analysis UIs. We collaborate closely with other perception and ML teams to define metrics and analyze outcomes.

Acadian Asset Management is a pioneering global systematic investment manager, leading the way in data-driven investing since 1986. Our headquarters in Boston is complemented by offices in Singapore, London, and Sydney, where we manage over $170 billion for esteemed institutions worldwide, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds. Our mission is to leverage cutting-edge technology, extensive datasets, and multidisciplinary expertise to empower clients in navigating complex markets and uncovering insights often overlooked by traditional methods.What truly distinguishes Acadian is our people. We cultivate a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment that encourages the testing of ideas, welcomes diverse viewpoints, and fosters innovation. Together, we share a commitment to achieving optimal client outcomes and providing support to one another in our challenging yet rewarding work. Our flexible hybrid work model, comprehensive benefits, and a relaxed yet focused office culture are all designed to support the meaningful and collaborative work that defines Acadian. Position Overview:The Principal AI Engineer serves as a senior technical leader, tasked with defining, designing, and delivering enterprise-level AI platforms and solutions throughout the organization. This role encompasses full ownership of the firm’s AI architecture, covering agentic systems, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), model integration, evaluation, security, and operationalization. In this hands-on architectural role, the Principal AI Engineer collaborates closely with investment teams and leaders across engineering, data, security, risk, and the broader organization. This position aligns diverse requirements and perspectives into effective solutions that drive innovation and success.

About Datadog: At Datadog, we are dedicated to creating the ultimate platform for engineers to monitor and optimize their systems, applications, and teams. Our operations scale to trillions of data points daily, ensuring continuous alerting, metric visualization, log management, and application tracing for thousands of clients. Our engineering ethos prioritizes practicality, transparency, and simplicity to tackle complex challenges effectively. The Opportunity: As a Staff Engineer at Datadog, you will be a pivotal technical leader, driving innovations that will support our growth for the next five years and beyond. Your contributions will span across three key areas: 1. As an individual contributor, you will apply your exceptional technical expertise to create industry-leading systems in domains like data visualization, virtual runtime profiling, and large-scale streaming. 2. In your role as a technical leader, you will leverage your extensive technical knowledge and communication skills to address design and architectural challenges across the organization, steering the strategic direction and leading implementation efforts. 3. You will actively engage in the staff engineering community, sharing insights from industry best practices and past projects to enhance company-wide standards in software and systems engineering. Examples of projects you might spearhead include designing a new data storage engine capable of processing hundreds of millions of records per second, leading the development of a new product like Synthetics or Profiling, or restructuring a critical service to manage significantly increased scalability.

Join Our Innovative Team at Shield AI!Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a pioneering, venture-backed deep-tech company dedicated to safeguarding service members and civilians through advanced intelligent systems. Our cutting-edge products, including the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and Hivemind Vision product lines, are designed to support operations globally from our offices across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region.About the Role:We are expanding our Avionics Engineering team to drive the development of the X-BAT aircraft. This team is tasked with designing a flight-critical, custom avionics system that encompasses communications, computation, AI, power management, telemetry, and all other essential aircraft systems.The Avionics Technician/Specialist plays a vital role in supporting the Avionics team and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This position is integral to the design, verification, procurement, manufacturing, and testing processes. You will work closely with the Electrical Engineering team, ensuring the design and verification of all electrical systems and circuit boards for the X-BAT.

At Lendbuzz, we are dedicated to creating a more equitable financial landscape. Our innovative technology empowers underserved borrowers, granting them enhanced access to credit. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture that values diversity, independent thought, and critical thinking among our employees, partners, and clients.We are on the lookout for a skilled Staff Engineer to become a vital member of our dynamic Engineering team. In this hybrid role, you will provide essential technical leadership and architectural direction for a core domain shared among several engineering squads within our expanding 60-person Boston office. This position is perfect for a hands-on technical leader who excels at managing intricate systems while also mentoring and inspiring a developing team. You will have the opportunity to define processes, standards, and the culture at our new engineering site, laying the groundwork for sustained growth.