Berlin, Germany Remote (City)

Vay is hiring a Principal AI Engineer

About the Role

As a Principal AI Engineer, you'll drive innovation in Physical AI for autonomous vehicles, focusing on creating robust foundation models and end-to-end machine learning pipelines. Your work will directly enhance the performance and scalability of driverless systems operating in complex urban environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Research and implement advanced foundation models tailored for real-world autonomous driving scenarios
  • Design and maintain scalable AI data pipelines that enable continuous model improvement
  • Apply machine learning techniques to interpret 3D traffic environments using multimodal sensor inputs
  • Develop rigorous evaluation frameworks that reflect actual driving conditions
  • Optimize models for efficient deployment on production-grade hardware
  • Partner with autonomy, data, and systems engineering teams to transition models from research to real-world deployment

Qualifications

Candidates should have extensive experience in developing and deploying full-cycle machine learning systems in autonomous driving or robotics. A Master’s or doctoral degree in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Robotics, or a related field is required. Demonstrated proficiency in applying ML to 3D scene understanding, along with strong skills in Python and frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow, is essential.

Experience with C++ and a proven ability to bridge research prototypes with production-ready systems under performance constraints are valued assets.

Technology Environment

PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, C++

Benefits & Culture

  • Global, diverse team solving complex technical challenges
  • Opportunity to make significant impact in a fast-moving environment
  • ESOP stock options for long-term ownership
  • Unlimited paid vacation
  • Subsidized public transit (Berlin)
  • Support for sports memberships (Urban Sports Club or FitX)
  • 30% discount on rides
  • Exclusive external discounts
  • €350 home office setup allowance
  • Relocation support for Berlin
  • Fully funded German language courses
  • Regular team gatherings and events

We encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you're passionate about transforming bold ideas into tangible solutions, we'd like to hear from you.

Required Skills
PyTorchTensorFlowPythonC++Machine LearningComputer VisionAutonomous DrivingRobotics3D Scene UnderstandingModel Deployment PyTorchTensorFlowPythonC++Machine LearningAutonomous DrivingRobotics3D Scene UnderstandingML ModelsComputer VisionDeep LearningModel Deployment
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About company
Vay
Vay rewrites the rules of urban mobility with its world-first Remote Driving technology on public streets. Customers tap a button and a car arrives with no one inside. The company is live in Las Vegas and scaling fast, with a mission to replace private car ownership with a faster, cleaner, door-to-door mobility model.
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Posted 4 months ago