Engineering Manager, Behaviors

6 months ago
Full time role
San Francisco, CA, US... more
San Francisco, CA, US... more

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Cruise is building the world's most advanced self-driving electric vehicles to safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences ...

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Job Description

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We’re building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

In our cars, you’re free to be yourself. It’s the same here at Cruise. We’re creating a culture that values the experiences and contributions of all of the unique individuals who collectively make up Cruise, so that every employee can do their best work. 

Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

The Behavior Planning Team at Cruise is responsible for developing machine learning models and AV technology that a) create probabilistic representations of the world surrounding the AV, b) how it is going to change in the near future and c) come up with a safe and comfortable path for the AV to follow around cities. We are also responsible for scaling our AV’s capabilities to navigate numerous complex urban environments and around the world in all weather conditions.

*Position can be based in San Francisco or Seattle.

As an Engineering Manager on the Behavior Planning Team, you will lead and grow a team that solves exciting challenges in the above areas. A few examples of the solutions being developed by your team include:

  • Building rich representations that include and go beyond agent trajectory estimation, considering detailed semantics of the scene including occlusions, weather and other phenomena. 
  • Building ML models that learn to generate a high coverage set of paths that the AV could take given the scene context.
  • Learning the best path that the AV can take given the above information.
  • Build new autonomous capabilities that enable the AV to navigate  complex scenes and expand Cruise’s operational domain as we scale our business .

You will work closely with several cross-functional partners from Perception, Controls and Robotics and Simulation teams and use data from a variety of sensors, simulation data, and high-fidelity maps to build ML models for the tasks above and realize on-road impact.

You will lead the growth and organization of the team, mentor engineers and support career development, work with other Engineering Managers and Technical Leads on design decisions and code review, and communicate team status and objectives with senior management across Cruise

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead and grow a team of engineers within the Cruise AI organization
  • Ensure your high-functioning and output team delivers quality engineering architecture and design along with fast, reliable, testable production code
  • Develop, align and prioritize the team’s quarterly and long-term plans with Cruise goals
  • Work with teams across Cruise to foster a collaborative culture of testing, safety, and documentation
  • Invest heavily in recruiting, identifying opportunities for external engagement to improve the Cruise engineering brand
  • Serve as an embodiment of our values
  • Help define, build, and embody Cruise engineering culture and principles
  • Embody Cruise behaviors: Stay Safe, Own It, Stay Focused, Seek Truth, Work Together, Be Humble, Be A Customer

What you must have:

  • 5+ years experience delivering results within large-scale, Machine Learning environments through direct and team contributions.
  • 2+ years of experience leading a team of Machine Learning Engineers and/or Applied Research Scientists.
  • 2+ years of experience hiring, leading, and growing teams.
  • Proven track record of shipping production quality software through your team that utilizes and builds on top of cutting edge machine learning technologies.
  • Experience managing a team and initiatives in a fast-paced, product focused Machine Learning engineering organization.
  • Bachelors and/or Masters degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning or Applied ML field such as Computer Vision, NLP, Control Systems, etc.
  • Experience writing C++ and Python in a production environment.

Bonus Points!

  • Advanced degree, e.g. PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning or Applied ML field.
  • Worked on high-speed feedback loops and reprioritization based on company requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience in strategic, collaborative, execution and goal-focused decision making situations.
  • Self-motivation and passion to lead your teams, encourage best practices and constantly improve.

The salary range for this position is $168,200 - 247,200. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

Why Cruise?

  • Our benefits are here to support the whole you:

    • Competitive salary and benefits 
    • 401(k) Cruise matching program 
    • Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
    • Subsidized mental health benefits
    • Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
    • Healthy meals and snacks available for non-remote employees
    • Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care, and medical leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
    • Flexible Spending Account 
    • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees
    • CruiseFlex, a working policy for US-Based Cruisers, lets you and your manager find the working style that’s best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home, or a combination of home and in-office time. - learn more about CruiseFlex here
  • We’re Integrated

    • Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

  • We’re Funded

    • GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.
  • We’re Independent

    • We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.
  • We’re Vested

    • You won’t just own your work here, you’ll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow. We offer a new kind of equity program called Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO), which combines IPO-like liquidity with the stability of remaining private - learn more about RLO here
  • We’re Safety Conscious

    • We integrate #staysafe, our top priority at Cruise, into our everyday work. Through our Safety Management System, every Cruiser is asked to do their part by reporting any potential issues or hazards they observe and making continuous improvements. You’ll be able to contribute to safety at Cruise, no matter your job function or title.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email HR@getcruise.com.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

Candidates applying for roles that operate and remotely operate the AV: Licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding your application, currently holding an active in-state regular driver’s license or equivalent, and no more than one point on driving record. A successful completion of a background check, drug screen and DMV Motor Vehicle Record check is also required.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners. 

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