# Staff VLA Engineer at 42dot

- Company: 42dot
- What the company does: 42dot is a technology company pioneering frictionless transportation services. 42dot develops technologies and platforms integrating autonomous driving, connected vehicles, and smart city infrastructure. Backed by Space Capital.
- Company website: https://42dot.ai
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Sunnyvale, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $189K to $311K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-18
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/42dot/810a8fe2-0790-42cf-b973-df16b553fa08
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/42dot-staff-vla-engineer/

## About the role

You will be individually notified of the screening schedule and results via the email address provided in your application. In accordance with fair hiring practices, do not include any personal information unrelated to your job qualifications (e.g., Social Security Number, family relations, marital status, age, photo, physical condition, place of birth, etc.) in your resume.

## What they're looking for

- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Strong hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX)
- Solid understanding of foundation models, multimodal learning, or transformer-based architectures
- Experience training or fine-tuning large-scale models (vision, language, or multimodal)
- Strong software engineering skills and experience working with large-scale data pipelines
- Ability to read, implement, and extend ideas from recent AI research papers

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