Research Engineer, Online Mapping
Research Engineer, Online Mapping
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08-09-2025
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Waabi founded by AI pioneer and visionary Raquel Urtasun is an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology. With a world class team and an innovative approach that unleashes the power of AI to drive safely in the real world Waabi is bringing the promise of self-driving closer to commercialization than ever before. Waabi is backed by best-in-class investors across the technology logistics and the Canadian innovation ecosystem.
With offices in Toronto San Francisco Dallas and Pittsburgh Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit:
You will...
- Collaborate with cross functional teams - including Maps Data and Simulation - to curate and generate high-quality datasets essential for training and evaluating our online mapping system.
- Work closely with the Perception and Motion Forecasting teams to design evaluate and iterate on robust online mapping algorithms that dynamically adapt to real-world changessuch as road closures construction or shifting traffic patternsensuring accurate and safe navigation for our autonomous vehicles.
- Partner with platform teams to ensure seamless integration deployment and continuous operation of the online mapping system within our self-driving vehicles.
- Champion engineering excellence ensuring high-quality well structured and tested code.
- Contribute to the broader research community by publishing findings at top conferences and sharing insights on Waabis blog helping establish Waabi as a leader in online mapping research.
Qualifications:
- MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 2 years of industry experience in Computer Science Machine Learning and/or similar technical field(s) of study.
- Experience working on applied research projects in ML/Autonomous driving.
- Passion for taking research ideas and turning them into practical solutions for real-world applications.
- Solid understanding of computing fundamentals including code efficiency.
- Strong grasp of machine learning and computer vision literature including current trends and state-of-the-art techniques.
- Proficient in Python programming with a focus on writing high-quality well-structured and tested code.
- Comfortable working with large datasets for machine learning applications.
- Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others.
- Experience and excitement in supporting a fast-paced high-growth environment.
- Passionate about being part of an organization solving self-driving technologies.
Bonus/nice to have:
- Experience in shipping machine learning features/models into production.
- Previous experience in perception and/or online mapping systems.
- Previous experience in self-driving technology or related fields.
- Publications in top-tier conferences or journals related to computer vision machine learning or robotics.
- Experience in working with platform teams and collaborating with research teams to implement and validate deep learning models.
- Proficiency in Pytorch Rust C and/or CUDA.
The US yearly salary range for this role is: $155000 - $213000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi (US) Inc.s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Companys compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US : The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.
Perks/Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity awards.
- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
- Unlimited Vacation.
- Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
- Daily drinks snacks and catered meals (when in office).
- Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site off-site & virtually.
- As we grow this list continues to evolve!
Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!
Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive inclusive and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities across race color ethnicity national origin or ancestry age citizenship religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression military or veteran status marital status pregnancy or parental status caregiver status disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.
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