Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer – Autonomous Driving Foundation Models

XPENG is a leading smart technology company at the forefront of innovation, integrating advanced AI and autonomous driving technologies into its vehicles. As a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will architect the transition from behavior cloning to intelligent, zero-shot decision-making in diverse global markets.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of expertise in Deep Learning, with a significant track record in VLM, VLA, or Embodied AI.
• Proven experience in training and deploying Foundation Models (Transformers, LLMs) at scale.
• Deep understanding of Sequential Decision Making, World Models, or Policy Gradient methods.
• Mastery of PyTorch and expertise in distributed training (DeepSpeed, Megatron, etc.).

Benefits

• A fun, supportive and engaging environment
• Infrastructures and computational resources to support your ML model development/research
• Opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies with the top talent in the field
• Opportunity to make significant impact on transportation revolution by the means of advancing autonomous driving
• Competitive compensation package
• Snacks, lunches, dinners, and fun activities