Waabi

Senior / Staff ML Training Optimization Engineer

Remote US & Canada Full-time Remote
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Job Description

Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. 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: www.waabi.ai You will...

Build standardized distributed training frameworks for research and production, drive our training towards new levels of stability and efficiency.

Comprehensively profile model runtime and memory to pinpoint performance bottlenecks.

Identify and evaluate emerging technologies that can be adopted into Waabi’s training and inference frameworks. Examples include designing new CUDA kernels, quantization-aware training and inference, and compilation/deployment techniques.

Work with researchers and ML engineers on best-practices for optimal resource usage.

Create and improve tooling and dashboards to ensure broad adoption of your work. Qualifications:

MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Robotics and/or similar technical field(s) of study.

Solid coding proficiency in a variety of coding languages including Python, C++ or Rust.

Experience in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or Jax.

Skilled in profiling CPU and GPU code using tools such as PyTorch Profiler and NVIDIA Nsight.

Open-minded and collaborative team player with willingness to help others.

Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions. Bonus/nice to have:

Experience in identifying when custom CUDA kernels are needed, and implementing them.

Experience in Bazel in a monorepo environment, and integrating third party packages into dev environments.

Experience with Kubernetes-based training platforms.

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What does the Senior / Staff ML Training Optimization Engineer role at Waabi involve?

The Senior / Staff ML Training Optimization Engineer position at Waabi in Remote US & Canada is a full-time role. Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. 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: www.waabi.ai You will... Build standardized distributed training frameworks for research and production, drive our training towards new levels of stability and efficiency.

What skills are required for Senior / Staff ML Training Optimization Engineer at Waabi?

Key skills for this role include: Python, Rust, C++, Kubernetes, RDS, Deep Learning, Pytorch.

What is the salary for Senior / Staff ML Training Optimization Engineer at Waabi?

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Is the Senior / Staff ML Training Optimization Engineer position at Waabi remote or on-site?

This position is Remote. You can work from anywhere, subject to the employer's remote work policy.

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About This Role

Senior / Staff ML Training Optimization Engineer at Waabi is a full-time ai & machine learning position in Remote US & Canada. Key skills include Python, Rust, C++, Kubernetes, RDS, Deep Learning, Pytorch. Education: Doctorate preferred. Experience: 7+ years.

This role is classified as remote and is suitable for staff-level professionals. Ghost Score 20/100 (Probably Active) indicates this listing is probably active with recent employer engagement.

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