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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Research Scientist - Reinforcement Learning, Robotics - **Company:** Applied Intuition - **Location:** Sunnyvale, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $126,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Robotic Automation Software, Reinforcement Learning, Pytorch - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/research-scientist-reinforcement-learning-robotics-appliedintuition-com-8294910 ## About the Role * MSc or PhD in machine learning and computer vision with autonomy and robotics applications or closely-related fields * Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics for real-world systems * Strong research skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects * Technical experience in: Python, Pytorch, computer vision, robotics systems, and distributed machine learning model training ## Description We are looking for multiple passionate Research Scientists to join the Research Group at Applied Intuition. The mission of the group is to create cutting-edge technology enabling next-generation physical AI, with emphasis on the two most challenging applications reshaping our everyday life: end-to-end autonomous driving and robotic generalist. We have a group composed of leading experts from top institutions and companies, recognized for their exceptional academic and industry contributions-including eight Best Paper awards at premier conferences and journals such as CVPR and ICRA. Learn more at appliedintuition.com/research. Supported by industry-leading tools and infra, researchers can access millions of miles of data from large fleets, and deploy methods they develop into various autonomous and robotic systems including self-driving cars/trucks, autonomous mining/construction machines, humanoid robots and dexterous hands. In addition to your research contributions, you will contribute to and learn from best practices in the autonomy and robotics industries within our fast-paced and customer-focused culture. Improvements deployed to our system immediately help our customers with their programs and deliver value to our business. We are open to all years of experience as long as the necessary requirements are met, including those with potential Tech Lead and Manager capacity. At Applied Intuition, you will: * Conduct research on reinforcement learning (RL) related topics including large-scale closed-loop RL and VLA post-training with applications to robotics with emphasis on dexterous manipulation * Diving into fundamental and relevant topics on RL with broader applications * Work closely with other Research Scientists and interns on research publications for submission to top-tier conferences * Collaborate with Research Engineers and engineering teams to test and deploy algorithms to our autonomy and robotics products ## Related Videos - [Robots Among us: Advances in AI for Everyday Androids](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100230-robots-among-us-advances-in-ai-for-everyday-androids) - [Introduction to Azure Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/368-introduction-to-azure-machine-learning) - [Focoos AI: Building the Future of Computer Vision](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1659-focoos-ai-building-the-future-of-computer-vision) - [Photonic Computing: Programming a New Class of AI Accelerators (incl. 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