Senior Software Engineer, ML Loop - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$168,000 - $270,250 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves shaping the data flywheel operation for autonomous vehicles within the ML Loop team.
What you'll do
- Design and lead cloud and in-car data mining strategy and operations for perception and E2E models.
- Design and implement operational processes using data analysis, big data, and software techniques to ensure data quality for model training.
What you'll need
- Deep understanding of AV data format and data content, including sensors and log information.
- Proficient in using visualization and mining tools related to AV data.
- Understanding of data closed-loop methodology for improving model performance.
- Hands-on experience with large scale data operation to practice data closed-loop methodology.
- Proficiency with modern data technology stacks.
- Solid foundations in statistics and machine learning fields.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience, with 8+ years in relevant industry or research roles.
Skills: ML Loop, autonomous vehicles, cloud and in-car data mining, AI, big data, model training
This role has been open 6 days — well below the 51-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
|
Open roles in category
912
|
Median days open
51 d
|
Median salary
$229k
|
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (912 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 260 | 912 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 966 | 6078 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 46 d | 51 d (−5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: ML Loop, autonomous vehicles, cloud and in-car data mining, AI, big data, model training
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 250 open roles · median 49 d
- Qualcomm · 60 open roles · median 61 d
- AMD · 51 open roles · median 28 d
- Cerebras · 40 open roles · median 74 d
- Graphcore · 38 open roles · median 101 d
- Intel Corporation · 33 open roles · median 21 d
How we counted: 912 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.