Senior Machine Learning Engineer , Perception R&D

Pickle is seeking a dynamic and driven Senior Machine Learning Engineer to revolutionize the future of warehouse automation. This role will focus on pushing the boundaries of what is possible in robotic perception using Foundation Models, Vision-Language Models (VLMs), and Generative AI to solve the "long-tail" of rare events in the supply chain.

Requirements

• 5+ Years of Experience in Computer Vision and Deep Learning, with a specific focus on applied research or advanced R&D.
• Hands-on experience with modern architectures: Transformers (ViT), Self-Supervised Learning (SSL), Vision-Language Models (VLMs), or Zero-Shot detection.
• Expert-level Python and PyTorch skills.
• Experience with Model Distillation (Student-Teacher networks) and Quantization.
• Ability to demystify complex AI research and articulate performance implications to engineering and product stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Docker, AWS/GCP (S3, EC2) and experiment tracking tools.

Benefits

• Health, dental, & vision insurance
• Unlimited vacation
• 401K contributions of 5% your salary
• Travel supplies
• Other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive