Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research Lead

Our lab sits at the intersection of world models, video generation, and robotics, building systems that represent complex environments, reason about objects and dynamics, and translate high-level AI intentions into smooth, efficient, safe, and responsive actions across a variety of robotic embodiments.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the design and execution of our AI’s robotics research agenda

• Recruit, mentor, and manage a small team of research scientists and engineers in our London lab

• Collaborate with the world model and simulation teams to develop state-of-the-art training platforms for robotics

• Guide the creation of persistent 3D/4D scene representations and advanced embodied AI methodologies

• Drive research efforts in scene understanding, sim-to-real transfer, and advanced planning

• Foster partnerships with leading ML researchers, hardware specialists, and external collaborators

• Help establish the lab's technical culture and external reputation

Areas of Interest:
We are especially interested in candidates excited to work on:

• World models for embodied systems

• 3D/4D generative models

• Scene reconstruction and understanding

• Embodied AI

• Object-level and semantic SLAM

• Multimodal AI

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong background in robotics, computer vision, or related areas

• Experience leading or managing small technical or research teams

• Hands-on expertise with 3D perception, scene representations, world models, or simulation

• Excellent programming skills (Python, C++, or similar)

• Entrepreneurial spirit and excitement about building in a startup or early-stage lab environment

• Ability to work effectively across machine learning, perception, and robotics disciplines

• Outstanding communication and team-building skills

What we offer (compensation & benefits)

• Competitive salary and equity

• Private health coverage

• Pension contribution (UK, Canada, US)

• Unlimited paid vacation

• Fully-distributed, async-first culture

• Hardware setup of your choice

• Stipends for phone, internet, and meals

In our team, we approach our work with the dedication similar to Olympic athletes. Anticipate occasional late nights and weekends dedicated to our mission. We understand this level of commitment may not suit everyone, and we openly communicate this expectation.

If you're motivated by deeply technical problems, a seemingly never-ending uphill battle and the opportunity to build (and own) a generational technology company, we can give you what you're looking for.

All business roles at Moonvalley are hybrid positions by default, with some fully remote depending on the job scope. We meet a few times every year, usually in London, UK or North America (LA, Toronto) as a company.

If you're excited about the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technology and help shape the future of media and entertainment, we encourage you to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

The statements contained in this job description reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of responsibility. It should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences, to equalize peak work periods, or to otherwise balance organizational work

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