Senior/Staff Research Engineer — Vision-Language-Action Models (Autonomous Driving)
Plus 2 · Santa Clara, CA
Posted 1 day ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 1 day Plus 2's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Plus 2's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Plus 2
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 41 open
- Hiring momentum
- 55 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
In this role, you will be part of the core AI team focused on developing Vision-Language-Action models for autonomous driving. Your responsibilities will include training models for high-level driving decisions and trajectory guidance, as well as designing techniques for knowledge distillation and model compression for on-board computing.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Plus 2 as an employer.
What you need
- Experience in AI and machine learning, particularly in model training and development
- Strong understanding of autonomous driving technologies
- Proficiency in knowledge distillation and model compression techniques
What you get
- Catered free lunch
- Unlimited snacks and beverages
- Highly competitive salary and benefits package, including 401(k) plan
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or programming languages mentioned, which may affect clarity on technical requirements
- Salary range provided, but exact compensation is dependent on skills and experience, which may lead to variability in offers
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Listed by Plus 2 on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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