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# Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Autonomy

- **Company:** 42Dot Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $210,000.0 - $300,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Pytorch, Safety Critical Systems, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/sr-machine-learning-engineer-autonomy-san-francisco-ca--01cde776-8b8b-434b-8c58-2a642425b58a

## About the Role

Machine Learning, Software Development, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Urban Transportation, Operating Systems, Smartphones, Technical Delivery, Buses, Autonomous Driving Systems, Technical Recruiting, * Demonstrated grit, ownership, and a track record of driving difficult technical problems from ambiguity to successful deployment.

 * Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
 * 5+ years of experience building ML systems.
 * Proven track record of shipping production ML systems.
 * Experience leading technical projects from concept to deployment.
 * Strong Python and PyTorch (or JAX) skills., * Autonomous driving or robotics experience.
 * End-to-end driving, VLA/VLM models, world models, or foundation models.
 * Large-scale distributed training.
 * Simulation, synthetic data, or safety-critical systems.
 * Publications at top conferences.

## Description

* We're building a new autonomous driving organization to deliver production-ready L4 autonomy across trucks, buses, passenger vehicles, and robotaxis.* Our approach is ML-first, centered around end-to-end learning, foundation models, VLA models, and world models.* As a founding senior engineer, you'll make the architecture decisions most autonomy teams made years ago, then personally drive their implementation into production.* We are looking for builders, not spectators.* You'll lead major technical initiatives from ambiguous problems to deployed systems running on real vehicles while helping shape the future of the organization.

Founding Team Opportunity

Most autonomy programs were started years ago. The major architectural decisions and engineering culture were established long before today's engineers joined.We're assembling the founding team that will define and build our autonomy platform.The engineers who join now will have outsized influence on architecture, technical roadmap, engineering culture, hiring standards, and future direction.

Responsibilities

 * Lead development of end-to-end driving, VLA, or world model systems.
 * Define and implement scalable autonomy architectures.
 * Adapt foundation models for autonomous driving.
 * Drive major technical initiatives from concept to deployment.
 * Improve training, evaluation, and data efficiency.
 * Mentor engineers and contribute to team growth., * 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.
 * All documents must be submitted in PDF format and under 30MB in size.
 * If you experience issues uploading your resume, please send it along with the job posting URL to
recruit@42dot.ai
.

 * We strongly encourage applications from U.S. veterans and candidates eligible for employment preference under applicable laws.
 * Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
 * 42dot does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees for any such submissions. Equal Opportunity Statement
 * 42dot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.