Waabi
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning
Remote US & Canada. Posted 37 months ago
The role
You will design and build motion planning software and algorithms that decide how a self-driving vehicle acts in dynamic, uncertain traffic. You will work with researchers and engineers on a reliable autonomy stack.
What you will do
- Design and develop motion planning software and algorithms
- Build the decision-making logic for dynamic, uncertain and interactive traffic scenarios
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineers and research scientists using an AI-first approach
- Take part in technical and architecture discussions
- Help build a reliable autonomy stack for self-driving vehicles
Required qualifications
- MS/PhD, or Bachelor degree with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience, in Computer Science, Robotics or a similar technical field
- Experience in planning or decision-making approaches (e.g., optimal control, optimization-based approaches, search methods, probabilistic decision making)
- Production-quality coding skill in Python or C++
- Solid problem solving skills using linear algebra, geometry, statistics and probability
- Ability to rapidly prototype and test new algorithms
- Open-minded and collaborative team player who helps others
- Able to keep progress toward long-term goals while working on short-term problems
- Passion for self-driving technologies and solving hard problems
Nice to have
- Experience working in the self-driving field
- Experience in optimization
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity awards
- Medical, dental and vision coverage (full-time employees only)
- Unlimited vacation
- Flexible hours and work from home support
- Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals when in office
- Regular team building activities and social events on-site, off-site and virtually
Before you apply
- Salary range is for US locations
About the company
Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves, founded by Raquel Urtasun. It is building commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis.