Waabi
Research Scientist, Neural Reconstruction
$155K–$269K
Toronto, ON +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 27, 2026
- Location
- Toronto, ON
San Francisco, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
Remote US - Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent research experience.
About the job
Develop neural reconstruction and rendering algorithms that turn real-world driving sensor data into realistic, controllable digital worlds for simulation.
What you'll do
- Research neural reconstruction, including 3DGS/NeRF, dynamic and feed-forward reconstruction, and multi-sensor scene representation learning.
- Build scalable reconstruction and simulation systems and integrate models into distributed training and rendering pipelines.
- Publish research, mentor junior scientists and interns, and collaborate with simulation engineers.
What they ask for
- Ph.D. in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent research experience.
- Expert-level Python and PyTorch (or JAX) skills, strong software-engineering fundamentals, and distributed training experience.
- Experience building generative or predictive models of the physical world for real-world applications, with scale and efficiency in mind.
- Experience working closely with researchers and engineers, with strong communication skills.
Nice to have
- Translating research into production-quality code with measurable product impact; first-author publications in top-tier venues.
- Experience with camera, LiDAR, maps, and large-scale driving datasets; background in graphics, geometry, rendering systems, or simulation.
Pay
$155,000 - $269,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, PyTorch, JAX, 3DGS, NeRF
AI focus
Research and develop neural scene-representation, reconstruction, and rendering models for recovering geometry and dynamics from sensor data and creating realistic simulation environments.
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