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Sr. Staff Behavior Prediction Engineer

Gatik
Mountain View, California
Full Time
Posted August 5, 2025
$170k - $250k
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Job Description

The role involves developing and implementing machine learning models for behavior prediction to enhance the decision-making capabilities of autonomous vehicles, focusing on processing large-scale sensor data and integrating these systems into the autonomous driving stack.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop key modules of the behavior prediction system to enhance autonomous vehicle decision-making.
  • Create and maintain software infrastructure for processing large-scale image and LiDAR data.
  • Design and implement optimized pipelines for data pre-processing, model training, and inference.
  • Train and evaluate behavior prediction models such as LSTM and Transformer architectures.
  • Develop scalable tools for continuous model improvement and rapid iteration.
  • Integrate behavior prediction systems into the autonomous driving stack and conduct system testing.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. with 3 years of industry experience or Master’s degree with 5 years of relevant industry experience
  • Strong experience with machine learning, particularly in the context of behavior prediction for autonomous driving
  • Familiarity with machine learning models such as LSTM, Transformer, and other relevant architectures
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and C++
  • Experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
  • Familiarity with large-scale data processing and cloud computing platforms
  • Ability to develop key modules of the behavior prediction system focusing on accurately predicting the movements and actions of surrounding objects
  • Ability to create and maintain robust software infrastructure that enables the use of large-scale image and LiDAR data for learning algorithms, ensuring seamless integration and high performance
  • Ability to design and write highly optimized pipelines for data pre-processing, model training, data post-processing, and inference, ensuring efficiency and scalability
  • Experience in training advanced behavior prediction models, including LSTM, Transformer, and other relevant machine learning models
  • Ability to evaluate model performance rigorously, identify and fix performance bottlenecks to achieve state-of-the-art results
  • Experience in creating scalable training and evaluation tools and infrastructure to support continuous improvement and rapid iteration of behavior prediction models
  • Ability to work closely with other engineers to integrate behavior prediction systems into the broader autonomous driving stack
  • Experience conducting comprehensive system tests to ensure reliability and safety

Benefits & Perks

Salary Range: 170,000-250,000 USD
Work schedule: Onsite 5 days a week
Work environment perks: Collaborative, diverse, inclusive culture emphasizing respect, agility, and growth
Additional benefits: Opportunities to contribute to innovative autonomous vehicle technology, involvement in a rapidly expanding industry, and a focus on sustainability and safety in autonomous logistics

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