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Research Engineer

Skild AI · Pittsburgh, San Mateo · On-site

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About Skild AI

Building general purpose robotic intelligence. Backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed and Sequoia.

About the role

At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society. Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts.

What they're looking for

  • BS, MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc
  • Strong track record of publishing papers and/or deploying real-world applications
  • Deep technical knowledge, and research experience in deep learning, reinforcement and/or imitation learning, robotics, or computer vision
  • Experience working with robot systems and large-scale model training
More about this role

At Skild AI, we are building the world's first general purpose robotic intelligence that is robust and adapts to unseen scenarios without failing. We believe massive scale through data-driven machine learning is the key to unlocking these capabilities for the widespread deployment of robots within society. Our team consists of individuals with varying levels of experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to domain experts. Relevant industry experience is important, but ultimately less so than your demonstrated abilities and attitude. We are looking for passionate individuals who are eager to explore uncharted waters and contribute to our innovative projects.

We are hiring Research Engineers to develop scalable robotic systems aimed at achieving general-purpose robotic intelligence. In this role, you'll work with researchers and engineers to implement state-of-the-art machine learning and robot systems. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, experience in turning research into practical solutions, and a drive to build impactful applications.

  • Develop and implement new algorithms for training and optimizing general-purpose robot foundation models.
  • Design and...

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