AI Engineer, Multimodal Pretraining, Autonomy & Robotics
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AI Engineer, Multimodal Pretraining, Autonomy & Robotics
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What To Expect
Scaling transformers, as well as more recent advances in Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards (RLVR), has created models with Ph-D level intelligence in a wide variety of subject areas – from Math to Social Sciences. Yet these models continue to struggle in real-world physical reasoning, often struggling to tell left from right.
At Tesla AI, we want to develop Olympiad-level physical intelligence that will enable highly capable robots, both wheeled and legged. These models should be able to anticipate and reason about future movements of any object or scene at the level of a race car driver or professional athlete. To accomplish this, you will have access to petabytes of multimodal (video, audio, action etc.) real-world data from our global fleet of cars and robots, as well as Tesla’s state-of-the-art compute resources.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on the datasets, infra, model architecture, eval and scaling laws necessary to pretrain a large multimodal model with an emphasis on real-world physical intelligence.
What You'll Do
Create multimodal pretraining datasets that utilize Tesla’s fleet of robots
Develop training infra necessary to train large multimodal models
Invent new architectures for encoding and decoding multimodal inputs and outputs
Develop downstream evaluations that can guide the tuning of these large models
Run scaling laws for model size, dataset composition etc
What You'll Bring
Proven experience in scaling and optimizing large AI models, with a strong understanding of infrastructure challenges and solutions
Proficiency in Python and a deep understanding of software engineering best practices
In-depth knowledge of deep learning fundamentals, including optimization techniques, loss functions, and neural network architectures
Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
Strong expertise in distributed computing and parallel processing techniques
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex system-level issues
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Tesla Babies program
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
, Tesla
Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Utilities
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