Staff Applied Research Scientist Prediction at Cruise

We’re Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.
We’re building the world’s most advanced, self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.
Cruisers have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there’s an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.
If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, join us.
Prediction Teams at Cruise are responsible for developing machine learning models to create a probabilistic representation of the world surrounding our vehicles to safely and effectively maneuver them around cities. Moreover, the team you build and grow will solve exciting challenges around what different agents (like other cars, buses, animals, pedestrians) are going to do in the next few seconds, their future paths, and how all those elements and more affect one another. You will work closely with our perception and robotics team to get the data you need from a variety of sensors, simulation data, and high-fidelity maps.
As a Staff Applied Research Scientist, you drive the research projects that address the everyday challenges that happen on urban roads, ones that do not have standard solutions available. On a day-to-day basis, you will:
What you’ll be doing: 
Formulate problems; initiate and lead technical projectsExplore, prototype, validate, and iterate new algorithmsSupport productizing and deploying solutions to robot carsConsidered one of the technical leaders of the department who guides current and future technology choicesHave a deep understanding of the business and operational impact for different technology tradeoffs, and able to balance effectively based on company’s needEnable others engineers on the team to be more effective through design and code that is easy to extend and contribute intoCapable of influencing others and building consensus even over contentious technical debates
What you must have: 
PhD / MS degree in machine learning or a related field with research publications in top conferences or journals; alternatively equivalent years of industry experience solving ML problems without readily-available solutionsExtensive experience with ML frameworks such as Tensorflow, Caffe, and PyTorch Extensive experience with machine learning and classification Strong programming skills in Python or C++Excellent mathematical reasoning skills, especially with probability Passionate about self driving car technology and its impact on the world!
Bonus points! 
Experience with ROS, OpenCV, Gazebo, or PCLExperience with CUDATrack record in deploying prediction models into real world environmentsExperience with autonomous driving technologies
Why Cruise?
Our benefits are here to support the whole you:

Competitive salary and benefits 
401(k) Cruise matching program 
Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
One Medical membership
Subsidized mental health benefits
Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees
Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care and medical leave
Fertility Benefits
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Cruise
Flexible Spending Account 
Monthly wellness stipend
Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees
CruiseFlex - a working policy for US-Based Cruisers that lets you and your manager find what working style is best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home or a combination of home and in-office time.


We’re Integrated

Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.


We’re Funded

GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price & Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.


We’re Independent

We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.


We’re Vested

You won’t just own your work here, you’ll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow.
Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO) - a unique equity program where employees, both current and former, have the option to sell any amount of their vested equity on a recurring basis, currently quarterly. 


Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. 
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