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.

Cruisers have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.

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, join us.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Conduct research to solve critical issues where a solution is uncertain and highly ambiguous.

• Propose and execute alternative solutions and challenge the status quo.

• Implement research ideas, conduct experiments and summarize results and findings.

• Build collaborative relationships with stakeholder teams and oversee smooth tech transfers and eventual deployment on Cruise’s AVs.

• Follow and understand progress and trends from academia, and extend them to Cruise’s problems.

• Publish findings and new methods to top-tier conferences and journals.

• For more senior positions, you are expected to grow into a domain expert and lead a team to tackle larger challenges.
   

What you must have:

• PhD in computer science / robotics or a related field with multiple research publications in top conferences or journals; alternatively, BSc/MSc with seminal research publications.

• Strong expertise in machine learning / computer vision / graphics / robotics. Experience in conducting self-driving research projects.

• Track record of driving ML research projects from start to completion, including conception, problem definition, experimentation, iteration, and finally publication or productization

• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Bonus points!  

• Experience using deep-learning frameworks, e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc

• Experience in deploying perception algorithms and models into real-world environments

• Experience in the autonomous driving industry.

The salary range for this position is $193,900 - 285,000. 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:
• Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and life insurance
• Subsidized mental health benefits
• One Medical membership
• Flexible Spending Account 
• Monthly wellness stipend
• 401(k) match 
• Paid time off: vacation, sick, public health emergency, jury duty, bereavement and company holidays. 
• Paid parental, family care and medical leave
• Family care benefits: fertility benefits, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (subsidized by Cruise).
• Non-remote employees: Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan, healthy meals and snacks 
• CruiseFlex - a working policy for US-Based Cruisers that lets you and your manager find what working style is best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home or a combination of home and in-office time.

• 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 & 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.
• Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO) - a uniq