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June 24, 2026
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Senior • Hybrid
Pittsburgh, PA
Mission Summary
At Motional, we're transforming how autonomous vehicles discover critical intelligence hidden within petabytes of multimodal sensor data. Our next-generation autonomous driving stack depends on finding the rare edge cases, long-tail scenarios, and model errors that matter most. Omnitag, our ML-powered multimodal data mining framework, is the engine that powers this discovery.
As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader defining the roadmap and architecture for the machine learning systems that power data discovery and model improvement lifecycles. You will architect massive, scalable systems spanning multimodal representation learning, active learning loops, and hyper-efficient production inference, while leading cross-team initiatives and shaping technical strategy.
What You'll Do
- Define Technical Strategy & Roadmaps: Develop and execute multi-quarter roadmaps for core ML systems aligned with OKRs and KPIs.
- Architect System-Level Solutions: Design scalable frameworks for massive data mining and optimized real-time inference across GPU/CPU clusters.
- Drive Cross-Functional Execution: Lead multi-person projects and influence partner team roadmaps to solve shared challenges.
- Elevate Engineering Excellence: Establish standards for ML system design, testing, deployment, and incident response.
- Operate as a Generalist Expert: Apply deep learning, representation learning, active learning, and generative AI to complex problems.
- Mentor and Lead: Coach engineers, lead architectural reviews, and contribute to engineering culture.
What We're Looking For (Must-Haves)
- BS in Computer Science, Machine Learning or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 8+ years of hands-on ML engineering experience with large-scale systems
- Experience with multimodal foundation models in production (camera, LiDAR, radar, text)
- Demonstrated technical leadership across multi-quarter initiatives
- Expert-level Python and experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow or JAX
- Strong system design, CI/CD, and containerization skills
- Experience deploying ML models in AWS, GCP or Azure with latency and throughput optimization
- Proven mentorship and cross-team collaboration skills
Bonus Points
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning or related field
- Background in autonomous driving, robotics or real-time systems
- Experience with large-scale ML data mining, active learning, and representation learning
- Familiarity with multimodal learning, sensor fusion or foundation models
- Experience with TF Serving, Triton or TorchServe
- Experience establishing incident response processes for ML platforms
Work Arrangement
Hybrid schedule with in-office time in Boston, Pittsburgh or Las Vegas, or fully remote.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $205,000—$272,500 USD (base salary). Additional compensation may include bonus or company equity.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401k with company match
- Health savings accounts
- Life insurance
- Pet insurance
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