WebAI
Staff R&D AI Engineer
Austin, TX · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 25, 2025
- Experience
- 7+ years in AI/ML engineering, including 4+ years focused on deep learning and neural network development.
About the job
Leads research and development of multimodal AI systems, including Vision-Language-Action models, reinforcement learning, and optimized deployment across edge and cloud environments.
What you'll do
- Design VLA models, reinforcement learning systems, computer vision pipelines, and fine-tuned language models.
- Lead multimodal AI research and training, then integrate and optimize models for real-time applications.
- Lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and present or publish research findings.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of AI/ML engineering experience, including 4+ years focused on deep learning and neural network development.
- Strong understanding of reinforcement learning algorithms and experience in computer vision and natural language processing model development.
- Proficiency in PyTorch and/or TensorFlow, plus Python programming and experience training and deploying large-scale models.
- Experience with transformer architectures, large language model fine-tuning, computer vision tasks, distributed training and model optimization, and MLOps practices.
Nice to have
- PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, AI/ML, or a related field focused on multimodal learning or robotics.
- Experience with VLA models, RLHF, imitation learning, sim-to-real transfer, edge AI, embodied AI, or distributed training frameworks.
Tools
PPO, SAC, TD3, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, DeepSpeed, FairScale
AI focus
Develops multimodal AI systems combining vision, language, and action; applies reinforcement learning, RLHF, model alignment and safety, and edge/cloud inference optimization.
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