38 reinforcement learning engineer jobs at 23 companies in Soquel, CA

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(Senior) Machine Learning Engineer - Reinforcement Learning
Fremont, California, United States
$150k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Pony.ai
Pony.aiNASDAQ: PONY: Develops autonomous driving technology and operates robotaxi services.
3+ YOEM.S./Ph.D. or equivalent experience; 3+ years building production ML with strong RL experience; depth in deep learning and generative models; distributed training and large-scale data processing; strong communication.
Python, PyTorch, LLM, VLM, dLLM, VLA
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Reinforcement Learning Infrastructure Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
$275k-$475k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Elorian AI
Elorian AI: AI lab building multimodal models for advanced visual reasoning.
3+ YOE3+ years distributed systems experience, strong Python and PyTorch or JAX, multi-node GPU orchestration (Ray, SLURM, Kubernetes), experience with actor-learner architectures and RL training pipelines.
Python, PyTorch, JAX, Ray, SLURM, Kubernetes
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Senior Reinforcement Learning Engineer - Robotics
Santa Clara, California, United States
$175k-$296k/yr OnsiteFull Time
XPeng
XPengNew York Stock Exchange: XPEV: Designs and manufactures smart electric vehicles and autonomous technology.
1+ YOEAdvanced degree preferred but open to fresh graduates; proficiency in Python; 1+ years experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch; strong RL and imitation learning knowledge; experience with PPO/DQN/SAC; C++ and hardware experience preferred.
Python, PyTorch, C++
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Lead AI Infrastructure Engineer, Reinforcement Learning
Santa Clara, California, United States
$179k-$306k/yr HybridFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
Design and operate distributed RL training infrastructure at scale; strong systems experience in ML platforms; proficiency with PyTorch/JAX, NCCL/MPI-style distributed training, C++/Python performance tuning; Bachelor's degree required.
PyTorch, JAX, NCCL, MPI, C++, Python
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Machine Learning Engineer - Reinforcement Learning
Fremont, California, United States
$150k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Pony.ai
Pony.aiNASDAQ: PONY: Develops autonomous driving technology for passenger and freight transportation.
MS/PhD in CS/ML/AI or related field, or equivalent experience; RL/production ML experience; deep learning, sequence modeling, generative models; publish or ship impactful ML systems; large-scale training and data processing; lead ambiguous work.
Python, PyTorch, Reinforcement Learning
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Research Scientist / Engineer – Reinforcement Learning Infrastructure
Redwood City, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Luma AI
Luma AI: Develops multimodal AI for video generation and creative production.
Experience operating post-trained LLMs with reinforcement learning at scale, distributed PyTorch training, building RL environments and reward infrastructure, and debugging large asynchronous rollout pipelines.
vLLM, SGLang, PyTorch, FSDP, Tensor Parallel, Pipeline Parallel, Expert Parallel, veRL, OpenRLHF, TRL, Ray, NCCL, MPI, Kubernetes
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Machine Learning Engineer, Depot Automation
Mountain View, California, United States
$175k-$215k/yr HybridFull Time
Waymo
Waymo: Autonomous driving technology for ride-hailing and logistics.
3+ YOE3+ years of experience training/evaluating large ML models; 3+ years robotics; expertise in reinforcement learning.
Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Reinforcement Learning, Robotics
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Research Engineer – Reinforcement Learning (RL) Systems & Infrastructure (Seed Infra)
San Jose, California, United States
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ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Design and build scalable RL systems and infrastructure for large-scale model training; expertise in distributed systems, GPU optimization, Python/C++, and RL workflows.
Python, C++, PyTorch
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Developer Advocate – Reinforcement Learning
Santa Clara or United States
$152k-$242k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related field; 5+ years exp including 3+ in engineering; strong communication; experience presenting to technical audiences; RL pipelines; PyTorch/JAX/NeMo-RL; able to work on training pipelines and demos.
PyTorch, JAX, NeMo-RL, Unsloth, TRL, OpenRLHF
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Bidding Science
Mountain View or Washington
$160k-$239k/yr HybridFull Time
Unity
UnityNYSE: U: Provides software for creating real-time 3D interactive content.
Expertise in machine learning, reinforcement learning, control theory, large-scale data analysis, online experimentation; strong software engineering in Python and deep learning (PyTorch).
Python, PyTorch, Spark, Ray, BigQuery, Flink, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor
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Machine Learning Engineer - Simulation Framework
Foster City or Seattle
$151k-$257k/yr HybridFull Time
Zoox
ZooxNASDAQ: AMZN: Developing autonomous robotaxis for urban ride-hailing services.
Master's or PhD in CS/robotics/ML, deep reinforcement learning experience, strong C++ and Python skills, hands-on with JAX or PyTorch, experience bridging sim-to-real fidelity gaps and working with GPU/CUDA environments.
JAX, PyTorch, C++, Python, CUDA
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Robotics Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$60-$85/hr OnsiteContract
LTA Research & Exploration
LTA Research & Exploration: Develops and builds next-generation zero-emission rigid airships.
Degree in robotics/mechatronics/engineering, expertise in humanoid kinematics and dynamic control, proficiency in C++ and Python, experience with ROS 2 and simulation, background in ML/Reinforcement Learning preferred, background check and drug test required.
C++, Python, ROS 2, Gazebo, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, SST, TTS
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Motion Planning Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
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Imagry
Imagry: Mapless autonomous driving software for vehicle manufacturers.
3+ YOEM.Sc. (or equivalent) in a quantitative field, 3+ years algorithm engineering experience, expertise in motion planning/decision making/optimization/Reinforcement Learning or LLM fine-tuning, and proficiency in Python and C++.
Python, C++
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Senior Engineer, Agentic AI
Bengaluru or Santa Clara or Noida
HybridFull Time
Eightfold.ai
Eightfold.ai: AI-native platform for talent management and workforce optimization.
2+ YOEExperience in machine learning, LLMs, agentic AI, reinforcement learning; proficiency with Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes; 2+ years relevant ML experience; strong coding, algorithms, and communication skills.
Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, LLMs, Copilot
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Senior PMT ES - Reinforcement Learning, SageMaker AI
Bellevue or Santa Clara
$152k-$237k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS/engineering/math/finance/econ, 5+ years technical product management with internet business experience, experience taking products from conception to market, working with customers and technical teams; RL and large-scale SaaS/PaaS experience preferred.
Amazon SageMaker AI
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Staff Simulation Engineer - Core Simulation Platform
Sunnyvale or Mountain View
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Apptronik
Apptronik: Designs and manufactures humanoid robots for industrial automation.
8+ YOE8+ years experience in robotic simulation or software engineering, strong C++ and Python skills, experience with modern simulators (Isaac Lab, MuJoCo), cloud-scale parallel simulation (AWS/GCP/Azure), reinforcement learning knowledge, Master's/PhD or equivalent experience.
C++, Python, Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, Ray, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, CI/CD
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Principal AI/ML Engineer
Sunnyvale or Austin or Detroit or Warren or Milford or Mountain View or United States
$296k-$424k/yr HybridFull Time
General Motors
General MotorsNYSE: GM: Manufactures and sells automobiles and automotive parts globally.
MS or PhD in CS/Robotics/ML or related; experience leading technical teams delivering production ML systems; deep expertise in robotics planning/control, imitation or reinforcement learning, generative models, and large-scale ML; strong software engineering skills in Python and C++.
Python, C++
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Applied Researcher I (AI Foundations, Recommendation Systems, Personalization, Reinforcement Learning)
Cambridge or McLean or San Jose or New York
$219k-$272k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
2+ YOEPhD or MS+2 years in CS/EE/AI/math; experience building large deep learning models and LLMs, publications, training/deploying models, strong ML foundation and software engineering skills.
PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, Lightning, VectorDBs
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Senior Robotics/Physical AI Manipulation Engineer
Menlo Park, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Autonomique
Autonomique: Developing hardware-agnostic physical AI software for industrial robotics.
3+ YOEMS or PhD in Robotics/CS, 3+ years shipping code for physical robots, expertise in manipulation planning, imitation or reinforcement learning, production Python and C++ experience, familiarity with sim-to-real.
Python, C++, Isaac Lab, MuJoCo
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Senior Software Engineer - NPC Behavior
San Mateo, California, United States
$197k-$243k/yr HybridFull Time
Roblox
RobloxNYSE: RBLX: Platform for creating and playing user-generated 3D digital experiences.
5+ YOE5+ years building scalable distributed backend systems and microservices; experience with game engines; proficiency in one or more languages such as C#, Lua, C++, Go, or Python; familiarity with ML techniques (LLM, reinforcement/imitation learning) and strong cross‑functional communication.
C#, Lua, C++, Go, Python, LLM, Imitation Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Behavior Trees, Statement Machines, microservices, game engines