About Us

• At Frontier Machines, we are building software to teach robots arbitrary manipulation skills and to enable them to improve “on the job”. Robots enabled with such software can help address the labor shortage problem and greatly improve productivity of businesses that make and move physical stuff.
• We are a small team and are looking for exceptional individuals who wish to join us at the ground level and help build a great company over the next decade.

Job Description

• Develop software and algorithms (to teach robots arbitrary manipulation skills) that work on real hardware
• Understand and translate customer needs to product definition

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

• MS or PhD in computer science or another mathematically rigorous field from a competitive program
• Deep understanding of imitation and reinforcement learning
• Strong math and physics fundamentals
• Ability to read, understand and implement techniques from latest academic literature
• Comfort with debugging and fixing complex issues associated with deployment of software on real hardware
• Working knowledge of techniques such as calibration, SLAM etc. commonly used in robotics and computer vision

Required Personality Traits

• Bias to action
• Strong inclination to build a product
• Sweep the floor attitude

Other Information

• Location: Mountain View, CA (on-site)
• We will offer competitive compensation (base salary + higher than average equity) and great health insurance.