Research Engineer, Neural Rendering
Company: Waabi
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: February 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Waabi, founded by AI visionary
Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class
team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation
with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and
robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in
AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech. With offices in Toronto,
San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and
looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who
want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit:
www.waabi.ai As a Research Engineer in Neural Rendering, you will
create the next generation of multi-sensor rendering systems for
autonomous driving. You will collaborate with our team of
world-renowned scientists and engineers to build innovative,
practical, and scalable rendering and content creation solutions
for self-driving. We value original, high-impact ideas and rigorous
experimental validation. You will… - Be part of a team of
multidisciplinary Research Scientists and Engineers working on
building a best-in-class multi-sensor simulation stack. - Use
cutting edge techniques in reconstruction, neural rendering and
generative AI to build large-scale, efficient digital twins from
real-world camera, LiDAR, and RADAR data. You will work on shipping
next-generation simulation software which mixes traditional
real-time rendering with NeRF, 3D Gaussian Splatting, diffusion
models, etc. - Collaborate with Waabi’s autonomy and safety teams
to improve the realism and diversity of Waabi World. - Have the
opportunity to make contributions to high-impact research papers
submitted to top conferences or journals (CVPR, ECCV, ICCV,
SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICRA, RA-L). Qualifications: - Shipping
Production Software. You have experience in reading and developing
production quality software, versus only creating prototypes and
proofs of concept. You are comfortable working with large datasets
for ML applications. - Deep understanding of ML or neural
rendering. You are familiar with the internals of modern machine
learning (diffusion models, vision foundational models) or neural
rendering (NeRF, 3DGS) systems beyond just application. You
understand the limitations of current methods and the different
trade-offs between paradigms. - Cloud Machine Learning. Experience
designing, launching, and debugging GPU machine learning jobs in
the cloud (PyTorch, TensorFlow). - Strong software engineering
fundamentals. You write efficient and maintainable code in Python
and PyTorch, as well as in at least one native systems language
such as C++ or Rust. - The US yearly salary range for this role is:
$134,000 - $235,000 USD - The Canada salary range for this role is:
$171,000 - $270,000 CAD In addition to competitive perks &
benefits, Waabi US Inc. and Waabi Canada Inc.'s yearly salary
ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with
the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is
reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries
for the position across all US and Canada locations. Note: The
Company provides additional compensation for employees in this
role, including discretionary equity incentive awards and
discretionary annual performance bonus. Perks/Benefits: -
Competitive compensation and equity awards. - Health and Wellness
benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for
full-time employees only). - Unlimited Vacation. - Flexible hours
and Work from Home support. - Daily drinks, snacks and catered
meals (when in office). - Regularly scheduled team building
activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually. -
As we grow, this list continues to evolve! Waabi is a technology
start-up building technologies to transform the way the world
moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to
make an impact! Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We
celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive,
inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek
applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color,
ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or
veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status,
caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected
by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals
with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable
accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or
interview process please let our recruiting team know. We may use
artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring
process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or
assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do
not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately
made by humans. If you would like more information about how your
data is processed, please contact us.
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