Senior​/Perception Engineer

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Waabi, founded by AI pioneer and visionary Raquel Urtasun, is an AI company building the next generation of self‑driving technology. With a world class team and an innovative approach that unleashes the power of AI to “drive” safely in the real world, Waabi is bringing the promise of self‑driving closer to commercialization than ever before. Waabi is backed by best‑in‑class investors across the technology, logistics and the Canadian innovation ecosystem.

With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Prototype, evaluate, and iterate on perception algorithms, using real‑world data and simulations, to improve the accuracy, robustness, and safety of our self‑driving technology, including 3D detection and tracking of traffic agents and semantic understanding of traffic scenes.
• Formulate problems and propose pragmatic and long‑term solutions based on research insights, leveraging deep learning, computer vision, and self‑driving expertise.
• Support productizing and deploying perception algorithms to our self‑driving vehicles, collaborating closely with platform teams to ensure seamless integration of research findings into the self‑driving system.
• Champion engineering excellence, ensuring high‑quality, well‑structured, and tested code.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team solving problems related to perception, motion forecasting, planning, traffic modeling, and sensor simulation, integrating research findings into a unified self‑driving platform.
• Stay up‑to‑date with the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and self‑driving technologies, and apply insights from the literature.
• Work with large datasets from various sources as well as Waabi World, our high‑fidelity simulator.
• Contribute to the publication of research findings in conferences as well as Waabi’s blog.

• MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, and/or similar technical field(s).
• Experience working on applied research projects.
• Experience driving projects on 3D detection, tracking of traffic agents, and/or semantic understanding of various traffic scenes.
• Passion for turning research ideas into practical solutions for real‑world applications.
• Solid understanding of computing fundamentals, including code efficiency.
• Proficient in Python programming with a focus on writing high‑quality, well‑structured, and tested code.
• Comfortable working with large datasets for machine learning applications.
• Strong grasp of machine learning and computer vision literature, including current trends and state‑of‑the‑art techniques.
• Open‑minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others.
• Experience and excitement in supporting a fast‑paced high‑growth environment.
• Passionate about being part of an organization solving self‑driving technologies.

• Experience in shipping machine learning features/models into production.
• Previous experience in multimodal sensor fusion.
• Previous experience in self‑driving technology or related fields.
• Publications in top‑tier conferences or journals related to computer vision, machine learning, or robotics.
• Experience in working with platform teams and collaborating with research teams to implement and validate deep learning models.
• Proficiency in PyTorch, Rust, C++ and/or CUDA.

The US yearly salary range for this role is: $158,000 - $269,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc.’s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations.

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The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance…