PA
Santa Clara, California, United States· Full-time· Hybrid
$130K – $220K/yr
● Strong current hiring demand for this role
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Active2mo ago
Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Reinforcement Learning), Motion Planning
Pay vs market · Bottom quarter
This job's pay ($175,000 a year at the midpoint) is higher than about 20% of 270 salary-listed Machine Learning Engineer jobs in United States in the last 12 months; their median is $225,450.
Role overview
Job description
PlusAI is a Physical AI company pioneering AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in the United States and Europe, Plus was named by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Partners including TRATON GROUP’s Scania, MAN, and International brands, Hyundai Motor Company, Iveco Group, Bosch, and DSV are working with Plus to accelerate the deployment of next-generation autonomous trucks. If you’re ready to make a huge impact and drive the future of autonomy, Plus is looking for talented individuals to join its fast-growing teams.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy learned behavior planning models using approaches such as reinforcement learning, behavior cloning, and imitation learning
Own end-to-end Reinforcement Learning pipeline from environment construction, training, and modeling.
Contribute to Reinforcement Learning Infrastructure to facilitate large-scale distributed training
Track model training, analyze model performance, identify failure modes to improve generalization across driving scenarios
Collaborate with simulation and planning teams to deploy learned behavior planning models to driving pipelines
Required skillsMS or PhD in Computer/Software Engineering, Robotics, Machine Learning or related field.
Experience developing production code in C/C++ and Python
Experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch
Experience with reinforcement learning
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Preferred skillsExperience with high-throughput batched driving simulators such as GPUDrive and PufferDrive
Experience with self-play reinforcement learning
Experience with sim-to-real in the context of robotics / autonomous driving
Prior experience in learned behavior planning / prediction for autonomous vehicles
Your opportunities joining PlusAI Work, learn and grow in a highly future-oriented, innovative and dynamic field. Wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development. Catered free lunch, unlimited snacks and beverages. Highly competitive salary and benefits package, including 401(k) plan.
Required skills
Preferred skills
Your opportunities joining PlusAI Work, learn and grow in a highly future-oriented, innovative and dynamic field. Wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development. Catered free lunch, unlimited snacks and beverages. Highly competitive salary and benefits package, including 401(k) plan.
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- Source: Plus AI's official careers site · still listed there on 9 Nov 2026
- Posted 27 Aug 2026
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Department · Software Engineering
Hiring company
Plus AI
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