Join Cruise: Pioneering the Future of Self-Driving Technology

We're Cruise, a trailblazing self-driving service dedicated to enhancing the cities we love. Our mission is to create the world's most advanced autonomous vehicles, safely connecting people to the places, things, and experiences they cherish. Self-driving technology is poised to save lives, transform urban landscapes, give back transit time, and restore freedom of movement for many.

Our Inclusive Culture

At Cruise, our vehicles and our workplace share the same philosophy: you’re free to be yourself. We foster a culture that celebrates the unique contributions of each individual, ensuring that every employee can perform at their best. Diversity, equity, and inclusivity are not just buzzwords here—they are integral to our mission.

Why Work at Cruise?

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, Life and AD&D coverage
• Subsidized mental health benefits
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence
• 401(k) Cruise matching program
• Fertility benefits
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Flexible Spending Account & Health Saving Account
• Perks Wallet program for benefits/perks
• Pre-tax Commuter benefit plan for local employees
• CruiseFlex, our location-flexible work policy

Our Strengths

Integrated Manufacturing

Through partnerships with General Motors and Honda, Cruise uniquely benefits from fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

Robust Funding

Backed by industry giants like GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart, we have the financial and technical support needed to accelerate our progress in autonomous vehicle technology.

Position: Applied Scientist in Perception

If you are passionate about self-driving technology and its potential to revolutionize the world, we invite you to apply for the role of Applied Scientist in Perception. Even if you don't meet every requirement, you could still be the perfect fit for our team. This role will focus on developing long-term, stable software solutions to complex challenges using cutting-edge machine learning and sensor research.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Exploring, prototyping, validating, and iterating on new algorithms from a research perspective
• Driving efforts to optimize, supervise, and refine on-road performance for models approaching production
• Supporting the hardware organization through sensitivity studies for hardware selection and architecture investigations
• Championing quality engineering by developing robust solutions rather than merely identifying problems

Requirements

• Strong understanding of computer vision fundamentals
• Experience in developing and training ML models
• Ability to perform first principles analysis of perception models and conduct hardware sensor tests
• Proficiency in running and retraining perception ML models and assessing their performance
• Independent and collaborative work abilities, especially between hardware and perception teams
• Hands-on experience with sensor data and experimental hardware
• Familiarity with sensing physics and various sensing modalities (lidar, cameras, radars, ultrasonic sensors)
• Proficiency in ML frameworks like TensorFlow, Caffe, and PyTorch
• Skilled in programming languages such as Python and C++
• A passion for self-driving technology and its global impact

Bonus Points

• PhD in machine learning or computer science
• Research experience in computational cameras, physics-based computer vision systems, or related fields
• 4+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning
• Familiarity with ROS, OpenCV, Gazebo, or PCL
• Experience deploying perception algorithms in real-world environments
• Knowledge of autonomous driving technologies

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $161,200 - $237,000, varying based on location, job