AI Researcher
1X is a Palo Alto-based AI and robotics company building general-purpose humanoid robots, led by its consumer home robot NEO.
Palo Alto, United States
Funding history
About 1X
1X develops embodied-AI humanoid robots designed to learn from real-world deployment and perform household tasks. Its current flagship product is NEO, a home robot offered through an early-access ordering flow.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will advance robot intelligence by building AI systems, data engines, training and inference infrastructure, and evaluation tools. You will take research from experiments to deployed robot capabilities, improve research velocity, and help turn robot experience into better models.
Requirements
- Strong Python and PyTorch or an equivalent deep learning framework
- Experience with large-scale codebases, data tooling, and visualization
- Demonstrated experience in model and data, data infrastructure, ML infrastructure, or evaluation protocols
- Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
- Track record of published research, deployed AI systems, or impactful infrastructure
Responsibilities
- Advance robot capabilities through research, data pipelines, training and inference optimization, or evaluations
- Build infrastructure that increases research velocity and eliminates manual work
- Ship research results to robot hardware and measure real-world impact
- Contribute to systems that turn robot experience into improved models
Benefits
- Equity
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and holidays