# Staff Machine Learning Engineer - AI Foundation

Hiring organization: [XPeng](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/xpeng)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/22b76795-1c1b-42dc-9fa3-59621d2925c3

Listed on XPeng's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Santa Clara, CA
- Salary: 215280 – 364320 USD per year

## Summary

XPENG is hiring a staff-level ML engineer to optimize large language models and foundation models for autonomous driving applications, focusing on inference efficiency and training acceleration. This role suits someone with deep expertise in transformer optimization, GPU programming, and model deployment who wants to work on cutting-edge AI infrastructure for self-driving vehicles.

_Our summary, not XPeng's wording._

## Skills named

C++, CUDA, Model Compression & Quantization, Python, PyTorch

## Required

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
- 5-8 years of industry experience
- Knowledge of PyTorch
- Understanding of transformer architecture and acceleration techniques

## Nice to have

- Experience in autonomous driving industry
- Knowledge of TorchScript and NVIDIA TensorRT
- Strong Python and C++ programming skills
- Familiarity with GPU, CPU, NPU, and DSP architectures
- Deep understanding of memory bandwidth and hardware-aware optimization
- Experience collaborating on complex problems in larger teams

Apply on XPeng's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xpengmotors/jobs/8446979002