Research Engineer, 1X

Data Infrastructure

$130-250k

+ Stock options

Docker

Python

Ansible

Rust

Spark

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Palo Alto, CA

General purpose androids

Open for applications

General purpose androids

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingRobotics

Open for applications

$130-250k

+ Stock options

Docker

Python

Ansible

Rust

Spark

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Palo Alto, CA

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingRobotics

Company mission

To design androids that work alongside people, to meet the world’s labor demands and build an abundant society.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Getting general-purpose robots to work in the home is just about the hardest problem one can work on. We are looking for people with the courage to tackle unsolved technical challenges with an intense work ethic
A production-oriented engineering mindset
Strong software engineering skills with experience in building distributed systems
Expertise in Python and experience with distributed computing frameworks
Experience building distributed ETL pipelines in Apache Beam, Spark, or Ray

Desirable

Have built a petabyte-scale data-engine to handle a fleet of robots
Experience with the following technologies: Rust, Go, Vector Databases, Ansible, Docker
Familiar with computer vision algorithms

What the job involves

We are looking for a Research Engineer in Data Infra
In this role, you will design and implement a “data engine" that uploads data collected by the NEO fleet, makes the data easy to train and query on, and redeploy new models back to the fleet
Design on-robot triggers that determine if and when robot data should be uploaded
Automate ETL pipelines to make fleet-wide data easily queryable and available to train on
Automate data movement between a hybrid on-prem research cluster + cloud datacenter
Build frontend tools for visualizing and automating labeling of web-scale datasets
Training models that automatically label and organize our datasets

Application process

Target start date: Immediately

Our take

The field of robotics has advanced massively in the last few years, to the point where androids no longer belong to the realm of science fiction. 1X, formerly known as Halodi Robotics, is developing androids capable of human-like movement and behaviour, to employ in workplaces across the globe.

1X's flagship model, EVE, boasts front and rear optics, wheeled navigation and gripper-hands. The android is strong enough to move shipments but gentle enough to handle fragile items, making it ideal for work in retail storerooms or distribution centers. In addition, it is able to open doors and take elevators, and its AI mind grants it heightened navigation abilities, meaning it is simple to fit into workplaces without making large adjustments.

With significant funding at its back, the company is now looking to scale up its manufacture of EVE androids, as well as accelerate the production of its second-gen bipedal android model NEO which is described as an "intelligent android assistant". Though the adoption of working androids is still in its early stages, 1X has certainly made a splash in the space and may well be one to watch as it takes its place in shaping the future of robotics.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

104% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.5)

Company

Company HQ

Alviso, San Jose, CA

Leadership

Bernt Øivind Børnich

(CEO & Robotics Engineer)

Has worked as a Senior Development Engineer for Data Respons, Senior Consultant for Inmeta Crayon, and System Developer for Bring Dialogue.

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