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Senior Staff / Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Autonomy Behaviors

Zoox

Foster City, CA

ML Engineering

USD 340,000 - 492,000

Posted 11 months ago

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Verified open on Oct 5, 2026 ยท posted 334 days ago

Job Description

The Autonomy Behaviors team is responsible for producing our vehicleโ€™s driving trajectory. As a Principal ML Engineer, you will lead the technical development of machine learning algorithms for our next-generation ML Planner. Your impact will range from delivering innovations for immediate milestones to pioneering exploratory projects. You will collaborate closely with teams specializing in Foundation Models, Perception, Simulation, and Safety Validation, in influencing our autonomy stack. Your role will look at problems in a way that crosses team boundaries to prototype new approaches that influence the long term technical direction of multiple organizations within the company.
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