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Senior / Staff Software Engineer, ML Datasets & Data Pipelines

Waabi · Toronto, ON

Posted about 3 months ago · $148,000 - $260,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
79 days
Waabi's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
65% of Waabi's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Waabi
high
81 stale, 2 reposted of 88 open
Hiring momentum
97 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Waabi's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Waabi.

About this role

As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer on the Autonomy & Algorithms team at Waabi, you will design and implement scalable ML data pipelines to train and evaluate autonomous driving models. Your role involves optimizing data formats and sampling, writing high-quality code, and collaborating with scientists and engineers to address complex data challenges. Additionally, you will contribute to project planning and delivery.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
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 Waabi as an employer.

What you need

  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical field
  • 4+ years of industry experience
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
  • Hands-on experience building distributed ETL and data processing pipelines
  • Direct experience managing ML pipelines, including dataset management, dataloading, and optimization

Nice to have

  • Experience with optimizing large scale distributed training pipelines and/or highly optimized ML inference pipelines
  • Experience with MapReduce (Apache Hadoop/Spark) or orchestration frameworks (Apache Airflow, Apache Beam, Google Cloud Dataflow, AWS Step Functions)
  • Experience solving data challenges specific to autonomous driving
  • Familiarity with linear algebra (projections, transforms) and 3D geometry
  • Experience working with multimodal sensor data (e.g., LiDAR, RADAR, camera)

What you get

  • Competitive compensation and equity awards
  • Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only)
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • Flexible hours and Work from Home support
  • Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office)
  • Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary listed for the Canadian position, only US salary range provided
  • Role involves working with complex data challenges in a cutting-edge field, which may require a steep learning curve
  • Emphasis on collaboration and mentoring may indicate a team-oriented environment, which could be a plus or minus depending on personal work style

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Listed by Waabi on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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