Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Foundation Models

ttp1 seeks a Robotics Engineer and Machine Vision Specialist based in Cambridge. This position centers on designing and building sophisticated robotic systems, with a strong emphasis on integrating machine vision technologies. What you will do Develop and construct advanced robotic systems for new products Integrate machine vision solutions to enhance automation and performance Support technical improvements across various projects within the company Role focus This role contributes directly to product development efforts and ongoing technical enhancements at ttp1. Collaboration with other engineers and teams is a key part of the work. Location The position is based in Cambridge.

At Charles River Analytics, a proud member of the GRVTY family, we are dedicated to creating innovative solutions and cutting-edge technologies that address the world's most complex challenges. Our dynamic team of entrepreneurial technologists collaborates to pioneer advancements in AI, robotics, smart sensing, and human-centered computing. Our research and development efforts not only elevate government programs but also unlock new opportunities in the commercial sector. As part of GRVTY, we enhance our capability to deliver trusted solutions across critical national security domains. If you are enthusiastic about driving mission-focused innovations, we invite you to join us!We are currently looking for a Senior Computer Vision and Autonomy Engineering Lead to spearhead technical leadership, architectural guidance, and team management for projects focused on robotic navigation, autonomous systems, and advanced sensor processing. This role includes significant technical responsibilities at a senior level, alongside the chance to lead a talented team of 5–10 engineers. The ideal candidate will possess profound expertise in computer vision and autonomy, exceptional communication skills, and a passion for developing and mentoring engineering talent.Your Impact:Lead the design, development, and integration of computer vision and autonomy algorithms and software systems.Mentor and manage a team of engineers specializing in computer vision, perception, and autonomy; assist with hiring, onboarding, performance assessments, and professional growth.Develop robust and maintainable software solutions for applications such as object detection and tracking, SLAM, visual odometry, sensor fusion, and image processing.Optimize and deploy machine learning models on embedded, edge, and real-time systems utilizing frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.Oversee system architecture, conduct technical reviews, ensure code quality, and uphold engineering best practices.Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and operational experts to define technical requirements and translate research concepts into actionable solutions across ground, sea, air, and space domains.Engage with customers through technical briefings, requirement discussions, field testing, and integration activities.Contribute to proposal development, technical documentation, reports, and transition planning for applied research and product development initiatives.Support the enhancement and scalability of internal technical capabilities to address emerging program and commercialization demands.

ISEE is on the lookout for a dedicated Robotics Engineer to become a vital part of our innovative team in Cambridge, MA. The ideal candidate will possess a robust background in robotics, gained through hands-on experience in industry, academic research, or internships.Key Responsibilities:- Design, implement, and maintain software solutions, including core algorithms and infrastructure, for our cutting-edge robotic arm trailer coupling system.- Engage in hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving for the robotic arm.

Join our innovative team at ttp1 as a Robotic Software Engineer. In this pivotal role, you will develop cutting-edge robotic software solutions that enhance our capabilities and drive our projects forward. Your expertise will be crucial in designing, testing, and implementing software for robotic systems, working alongside a dedicated team of engineers and scientists.If you are passionate about robotics and eager to contribute to groundbreaking technology, we invite you to apply and be a part of our journey!

As a Senior Robotic Software Engineer at ttp1, you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing cutting-edge robotic software solutions. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative algorithms and software that enhance robotic functionalities. Your expertise will contribute to projects that push the boundaries of technology in the robotics field.

Your Contribution at Lila Sciences As a Robotics Scientist at Lila Sciences, you will spearhead the research and innovation of autonomous robotic systems that form the intelligent physical backbone of our cutting-edge scientific superintelligence platform. You will be instrumental in developing groundbreaking algorithms and deploying advanced robotic solutions that engage seamlessly with human scientists and intricate laboratory settings. Your efforts will propel our mission forward by establishing fully autonomous workflows for scientific exploration, merging state-of-the-art robotics, machine learning, and systems engineering. Projects You Will Undertake Innovating advanced methodologies for precise and dexterous robotic manipulation that utilize foundation models, reinforcement learning, diffusion-based techniques, and human input, enabling adaptable and intelligent robotic systems capable of executing complex tasks in a variety of scientific environments. Creating novel frameworks for human-robot interaction that integrate imitation learning and learning from human feedback, demonstrations, and corrections, fostering intelligent robotic agents that can smoothly blend into human scientific workflows and swiftly adapt to new experimental scenarios. Enhancing dexterous manipulation research through avant-garde machine learning techniques, including diffusion models and adaptive learning algorithms, synthesizing multi-modal sensing (tactile, visual, and linguistic) to develop generative skill representations and sophisticated motor learning policies for intelligent robotic systems. Designing autonomous robotic systems equipped with trust calibration mechanisms, allowing intelligent agents to dynamically modify their behaviors based on contextual information in challenging scientific tasks.

Join the Team at GraphcoreAt Graphcore, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing AI computation. Our team of experts in semiconductors, software, and artificial intelligence is committed to developing an advanced AI compute stack that encompasses everything from silicon to datacenter infrastructure.As a proud member of the SoftBank Group, we are supported by significant long-term investment, enabling us to drive crucial technology within the rapidly expanding SoftBank AI ecosystem.To address the immense opportunities within the AI landscape, we are seeking to expand our teams globally. We welcome the brightest minds to tackle the most challenging problems, ensuring that every team member has an opportunity to influence our company, our products, and the future of AI.

Join us at the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) as we strive to enhance the quality of human life through innovative technologies. Our mission is to create groundbreaking tools that enrich human experiences. To spearhead this transformative evolution in mobility, we've assembled a stellar team that is pushing the boundaries in artificial intelligence, robotics, driving, and material sciences.The TeamWithin TRI's Energy and Materials division, the Future Factory team is dedicated to pioneering advanced tools and methodologies that drive flexibility and efficiency in Toyota's product design and manufacturing processes. Our goal is to expedite the journey towards an emissions-free future. We are developing comprehensive AI systems capable of reasoning through the creation of physical objects — from initial design concepts to the assembly of actual components — and building the necessary infrastructure to train and evaluate these systems on a large scale.The OpportunityWe are seeking a Research Scientist to help us build intelligent systems for physical assembly. This role is an excellent fit for recent PhD graduates with a proven track record in implementation and a deep curiosity about the manufacturing process.As a member of our research team, you will design and implement learning pipelines from the ground up, conduct experiments to assess various architectural, data, and algorithmic alternatives, and influence the application of modern machine learning to the challenges of robotic assembly. Your work will intersect policy learning, reinforcement learning, and physical reasoning, allowing you to explore the integration of large language models and agentic infrastructure in solving real-world manufacturing challenges.

Collaboration Fuels Innovation. Join Roku in Transforming TelevisionAs the leading TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Roku aims to power every television globally. We pioneered the streaming revolution, and our mission is to connect the entire TV ecosystem. We empower viewers with access to their favorite content, assist content creators in reaching vast audiences, and offer advertisers unparalleled engagement tools.From day one at Roku, your contributions will be recognized and valued. In our rapidly growing public company, you won’t just observe; you will play a vital role in enhancing the experience for millions of TV streamers across the globe while gaining invaluable experience across various fields. About the TeamThe Advanced Development team at Roku is at the forefront of innovation, creating the next generation of intelligent and generative media systems. We explore concepts that are years ahead of production, crafting foundational technologies that will redefine content understanding, creation, and personalization across millions of Roku devices.This unique environment is comprised of a PhD-level, interdisciplinary team that merges machine learning research, software engineering, and DevOps. Our experts possess not only deep technical knowledge but also a broad creative vision, challenging the status quo, embracing uncertainty, and building unprecedented solutions. Our culture is collaborative, low-ego, and driven by ownership, trust, and curiosity.We seek an Applied Scientist with a robust foundation in mathematics, machine learning, and computer science, complemented by experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, and computer vision — someone who excels at the intersection of research and production.

Our MissionAt rai, we are dedicated to addressing the most pressing and foundational challenges in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. Our goal is to pave the way for future generations of intelligent machines that enhance our daily lives.Position OverviewWe are seeking passionate and innovative Research Scientists with substantial hands-on research experience in one or more of the following areas: Cognitive AI, Athletic AI, Organic Hardware Design, or Robot Ethics. If you're enthusiastic about advancing robotic technology and its applications to improve functionality and effectiveness, we invite you to join our team!

Your Impact at Lila As a Machine Learning Engineer on the Physical Sciences team, you will play a pivotal role in developing and managing comprehensive, scalable machine learning workflows. These workflows will address a wide range of scientific challenges in materials science, chemistry, and physical sciences. Your contributions will be instrumental in advancing research initiatives focused on cutting-edge algorithms, driving towards the establishment of scientific superintelligence to tackle today’s most significant challenges in physical sciences. What You Will Build Design, implement, and sustain end-to-end ML pipelines, encompassing data ingestion, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring. Productionize models and services while ensuring robust testing, observability, and documentation in collaboration with cross-functional software teams; develop CI/CD workflows and automated evaluations to facilitate safe and frequent releases. Work closely with domain scientists and platform engineers to translate research insights into high-performing, scalable systems. Participate in technical design reviews, establish coding standards, and mentor colleagues on best practices. What You’ll Need to Succeed BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent industry experience. A solid foundation in Python software engineering, including testing, packaging, and typing; experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch and Hugging Face. Experience deploying ML services in cloud-based environments (FastAPI/GRPC, containers, orchestration, cloud infrastructure). Hands-on experience with deploying models in production systems (LLMs, multimodal models, databases, RAG) along with strong debugging and profiling skills. Effective communication and collaboration in cross-functional settings. Bonus Points For Familiarity with scientific or engineering domains (materials, chemistry, physics) and related data formats/benchmarks. Experience in GPU optimization (CUDA, Triton, compilation, distributed training). Previous contributions to open-source ML or scientific software. Experience with workflow orchestration, data provenance, or large-scale computing environments. About Lila Lila Sciences stands as the pioneering platform for scientific superintelligence, offering an autonomous laboratory dedicated to life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. We are at the forefront of a new era of limitless discovery, harnessing AI to revolutionize research and innovation in these fields.

Collaboration Drives Innovation. Join Roku in Transforming Television ViewingRoku stands as the premier TV streaming platform across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, aiming to revolutionize how people experience television on a global scale. As pioneers in TV streaming, our mission is to create a platform that connects the entire television ecosystem. We bridge the gap between consumers and their favorite content, empower content creators to reach and monetize vast audiences, and equip advertisers with unique tools to engage effectively with viewers.At Roku, your contributions are vital from day one. As a rapidly expanding public company, we value proactive engagement from all employees. This is your chance to create delightful experiences for millions of TV streamers worldwide while gaining invaluable experience across diverse disciplines. About the TeamWith over 70 million active accounts, Roku leads the way in the TV streaming industry across North America. Our commitment to machine learning and innovative recommendation systems is central to our ongoing success. We enable users to access an extensive library of content, including movies, series, news, sports, music, and channels from around the globe. Role OverviewIn this role, you will deepen our understanding of queries, content, and user behavior through machine learning. Your work will be pivotal in enhancing user satisfaction throughout their search journey. Tackling these challenges is at the heart of our mission to improve customer experience.

Location: Cambridge, MA (Eastern Time / UTC -4). Relocation support is available. Remote work may be considered for candidates based outside Massachusetts.Start date: ASAPLanguages: English (required) Pragmatike is an AI startup founded by MIT CSAIL researchers, recognized by GTM Capital as a Top 10 GenAI company. The team develops advanced AI systems with a focus on real-world applications. Role overview The Principal Machine Learning Operations Engineer shapes the architecture and scaling of Pragmatike’s machine learning infrastructure. This senior position leads the design, implementation, and optimization of production AI systems, overseeing the full lifecycle from model training and evaluation to deployment, monitoring, and ongoing improvement. Collaboration is central in this role. The Principal ML Ops Engineer works closely with AI researchers, GPU systems engineers, backend developers, and product teams. The main focus is building reliable, efficient, and automated ML platforms to support large-scale AI deployments. Key responsibilities Architect, build, and improve the end-to-end ML Ops pipeline, including training, fine-tuning, evaluation, rollout, and monitoring. Design and maintain infrastructure for model deployment, version control, reproducibility, and orchestration across both cloud and on-premises GPU clusters. Optimize distributed systems for computational efficiency, covering Kubernetes, autoscaling, caching, GPU allocation, and checkpointing workflows. Establish observability for ML systems by monitoring model drift, performance, throughput, reliability, and operational costs. Automate workflows for dataset curation, labeling, feature engineering, evaluation, and CI/CD for ML models. Collaborate with researchers to bring models into production and improve training and inference pipelines. Set internal ML Ops standards, best practices, and develop tools that support cross-team collaboration. Mentor engineers and provide architectural guidance across the AI platform. Requirements Extensive hands-on experience designing and operating production ML systems at scale, ideally at the Staff or Principal level. Deep knowledge of ML Ops, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure.

About Graphcore At Graphcore, we are pioneering the future of AI computation. Our team consists of semiconductor, software, and AI specialists with extensive experience in creating a complete AI compute stack—from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As a proud member of the SoftBank Group, we are supported by significant long-term investments, allowing us to deliver vital technology to the rapidly expanding SoftBank AI ecosystem. To seize the immense and exciting opportunities in AI, Graphcore is actively expanding its teams globally, uniting the brightest minds to tackle the most challenging problems in an environment where everyone can significantly impact the company, its products, and the future of artificial intelligence. Job Summary In the role of Senior Machine Learning Engineer within the Applied AI team at Graphcore, you will play a crucial part in advancing AI technology by developing and optimizing AI models specifically designed for our specialized hardware. You will engage with large-scale systems where performance is paramount to the success of our initiatives. Collaborating closely with both the Software Development and Research teams, you will be instrumental in identifying innovative opportunities that set Graphcore’s technology apart. We are looking for engineers with robust technical skills and a deep understanding of large-scale AI model implementation, eager to make a meaningful impact in this fast-evolving field. The Team The Applied AI team's mission is to serve as advocates for our customers. We continually strive to understand the latest AI models, applications, and software to ensure that Graphcore’s technology integrates seamlessly with the AI ecosystem and operates efficiently at scale. Our responsibilities include building reference applications, optimizing key software libraries (including kernel efficiency on our hardware), and collaborating with the Research team to develop and publish innovative ideas across domains such as efficient computation, model scaling, and distributed training and inference of AI models across various modalities and applications. If you are passionate about advancing the next generation of AI models on cutting-edge hardware, we would love to hear from you!

Collaboration Fuels Innovation. Join Roku - Revolutionizing TV ViewingAs the leading TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Roku is on a mission to empower every television worldwide. Pioneering the streaming experience, we connect viewers to their favorite content, support publishers in audience growth and monetization, and provide advertisers with exceptional tools for consumer engagement.From day one at Roku, your contributions will be valued. We are a rapidly expanding public company where every team member plays an essential role. This is your chance to impact millions of TV streamers globally while gaining significant experience across diverse disciplines. About Our TeamThe Advertising Performance team is dedicated to optimizing the performance of all participants in the advertising ecosystem, including advertisers, publishers, and Roku itself. Our systems and solutions leverage various disciplines and technologies for real-time, multi-objective optimization on a large scale with minimal latency. Utilizing Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, AI, and Optimization Systems, we tackle a wide array of complex challenges. Central to our efforts is our Machine Learning, Experimentation, and Inference Platform that supports the entire operational landscape.

Join Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the leading provider of telematics solutions worldwide, dedicated to enhancing road safety for drivers everywhere. Our innovative AI-driven platform, DriveWell Fusion®, aggregates sensor information from millions of IoT devices—including smartphones, connected vehicles, dashcams, and proprietary Tags—along with contextual data to deliver an integrated perspective on vehicle and driver behavior. Our insights empower auto insurers, automakers, commercial mobility firms, and government entities to enhance risk assessment, safety protocols, claims management, and driver improvement initiatives. With headquarters in Cambridge, MA and additional offices in Budapest, Chennai, Seattle, Tokyo, and Zagreb, we protect and monitor millions of drivers globally every day.CMT is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the development and scalability of our on-device Machine Learning systems within the Mobile SDK. This pivotal team is responsible for the core C/C++ runtime that enables real-time sensor data processing and machine learning across a multitude of mobile devices. Our platform facilitates swift updates and deployment of driving behavior algorithms while ensuring optimal performance, battery efficiency, and operational accuracy.If you are a collaborative, customer-focused, and innovative individual eager to help us improve road safety by enhancing driver behavior, we invite you to apply!

Your Impact at Lila Join our team as a Machine Learning Scientist focused on pioneering multi-modal reasoning through vision-language models (VLMs) leveraging real-world scientific data, including figures, plots, and microscopy data from various sources. Your innovative designs will contribute to the advancement of Scientific Superintelligence. What You Will Be Building Lead cutting-edge research on multi-modal reasoning systems that analyze scientific data (images, plots, text, etc.) using advanced and custom VLMs. Design and implement training, adaptation, and test-time strategies (e.g., instruction tuning, supervised learning, RLHF, RAG) tailored for scientific comprehension tasks. Create datasets and benchmarks from authentic scientific artifacts (e.g., microscopy images, spectra, protocols) to evaluate model performance. Develop perception modules (e.g., OCR, table/structure recognition, plot parsing) for handling multi-modal data types. Collaborate with domain scientists and engineers to transition research into production-ready systems for enhancing scientific superintelligence. What You’ll Need to Succeed A graduate degree in a relevant discipline (Computer Science/AI, Applied Mathematics/Statistics, Electrical Engineering) or a physical sciences field (Materials, Chemistry, Physics) with a strong focus on machine learning; or equivalent research/industry experience. A proven track record in multi-modal machine learning or VLMs, evidenced by deployed systems, publications, or contributions to open-source projects. In-depth understanding of scientific QA/benchmarks and custom evaluation design. Experience with multi-modal fine-tuning, document parsing, dataset curation, and benchmarking. Robust engineering skills utilizing modern machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Hugging Face). Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional environments. Bonus Points For Experience with scientific data modalities in laboratory settings, such as microscopy images. Publications in leading ML/CV/NLP conferences or demonstrable impact in applied industrial research. Contributions to open-source multi-modal tools, evaluation suites, or datasets. About Lila Lila Sciences stands at the forefront of scientific superintelligence, operating as the world’s first platform and autonomous laboratory dedicated to life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. We are committed to revolutionizing discovery by harnessing AI to enhance every aspect of the scientific method.

Your Role at Lila Sciences We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to collaborate with our Machine Learning Engineers and Researchers. You will be instrumental in developing software that enhances Lila’s ML workflows and research tools. Join a dynamic team of engineers as you contribute to the development, support, and maintenance of Lila’s cutting-edge ML libraries and tools. Your Contributions Create and optimize high-performance, secure, and thoroughly documented Machine Learning libraries that implement algorithms crafted by our machine learning specialists. Develop CI/CD pipelines and integration tests to streamline ML workflows. Design repository architectures that adhere to consistent standards. Assist with debugging, logging, and ongoing maintenance of Ray-based compute environments. Establish data ingestion pipelines connecting lab data with the ML teams. Qualifications for Success A minimum of 8 years of software development experience in commercial environments using Go or Python. Proven track record in implementing scalable software solutions. Familiarity with MLOps systems and GitOps tools (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions). Experience with orchestration frameworks like Ray, Argo, or Airflow. Strong knowledge in containerization, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code tools. Excellent listening skills and the ability to comprehend complex problems and algorithms. Outstanding problem-solving abilities and a collaborative mindset. Self-motivated and detail-oriented, eager to work with dynamic, skilled teams in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. Preferred Qualifications Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus and Grafana. Background in research engineering or scientific software development. About Lila Sciences Lila Sciences is at the forefront of scientific innovation, pioneering the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous laboratory for life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. We are committed to transforming the landscape of discovery by applying AI to every facet of the scientific method. Our mission is to leverage scientific superintelligence to address humanity's most pressing challenges, empowering scientists to deliver solutions in health, climate, and sustainability with unprecedented speed and scale. Discover more about our vision at www.lila.ai.

About Lila Sciences Lila Sciences stands at the forefront of innovation with the world's first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous laboratory dedicated to life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. Our mission is to revolutionize scientific discovery, leveraging AI to enhance every facet of the scientific method. By introducing scientific superintelligence, we aim to address humanity's most pressing challenges while accelerating advancements in human health, climate, and sustainability. Discover more about our vision at www.lila.ai. If you resonate with our mission and possess some of the qualifications listed below, we invite you to apply and join our dynamic team. Your Role and Impact at Lila As a Robotics Scientist at Lila, you will spearhead the research and development of autonomous robotic systems that constitute the intelligent backbone of our scientific superintelligence platform. Your innovations in novel algorithms and intelligent robotic solutions will enable seamless interactions between robotic systems and human scientists, driving fully autonomous workflows for groundbreaking scientific discovery. You will integrate cutting-edge robotics, machine learning, and systems engineering into your work, fostering a new era of scientific exploration. Your Contributions Will Include Designing and developing autonomous robotic systems for transport and workcell operations, incorporating sophisticated path planning, navigation, and motion planning algorithms. Creating production-level mobile manipulation platforms utilizing ROS/ROS2 and modular robotic architectures. Enhancing robotic perception by integrating diverse sensing modalities, including 3D vision, LIDAR, and tactile sensors, to facilitate robust and adaptable task execution. Employing simulation environments to model, test, and optimize task planning, scheduling, and robot behaviors across varied lab scenarios. Collaborating with AI, mechanical, and software engineering teams to transform theoretical robotics research into practical autonomous systems. What You Will Need to Succeed A Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field, or equivalent research experience. In-depth expertise in motion planning, path planning, and navigation for both manipulation and mobile robotics. Proficient in ROS/ROS2, C++, and Python, with practical experience in constructing robotic systems for real-world applications. Comprehensive understanding of perception systems and sensor integration, including cameras, LIDAR, and tactile sensors.