Senior / Staff ML Onboard Optimization Engineer

About the 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... - Collaborate closely with autonomy and algorithm engineers to scale safe self-driving systems using an AI-first approach. - Expand the model deployment pipeline to new GPUs and embedded systems for the next generation of our onboard compute system. - Use frameworks such as TensorRT and modelopt to optimize the models running on the truck. - Create and benchmark new CUDA kernels for inference. - Comprehensively profile model runtime and memory to pinpoint performance bottlenecks. Qualifications: - MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 6 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Robotics and/

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