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Reinforcement Learning Engineer, Policy, Optimus

Tesla

Location

Palo Alto, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/2/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate Entry-Level
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·FY 2025

Job description

Tesla AI is seeking reinforcement and imitation learning engineers to develop end-to-end robotic learning systems for humanoid robots. The role involves building AI systems that can perform complex physical tasks and deploying them in real-world applications.

Requirements

  • Experience in end-to-end robotic learning, with either imitation or reinforcement learning
  • Experience writing production-level Python (including Numpy and Pytorch)
  • Experience with distributed deep learning systems
  • Exposure to robot learning through tactile and/or vision-based sensors is a plus
  • Proven track record of training and deploying real world neural networks

Responsibilities

  • Develop end-to-end robotic learning with either reinforcement or imitation learning
  • Reinforcing correct set of actions, rewarding correct behavior and negating incorrect behavior (with real-time action/reward feedback loops)
  • Perform a large number of instructions and generalize new tasks with different objects and environments
  • Learn to perform dexterous tasks using high degree of freedom hands
  • Learn different robot policies to solve language-conditioned tasks from vision
  • Ship production quality, safety-critical software

Benefits

  • Employees at Tesla are often offered day-one coverage with multiple medical options (some at $0 paycheck cost), dental/vision, company HSA contributions, a 401(k) match, and equity programs. Most roles also include paid time off and holidays, family-building support, employee assistance, commuter and childcare benefits, and access to discounts and wellness programs.

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