Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Actions

Role Description

We are looking for a staff engineer to improve the quality, reliability, and robustness of our subsystems for decision making, motion planning, and controls. You will collaborate with the team to implement the highest value and highest priority quality improvements, including:

• Documenting and iterating ICDs
• Enhancing error checking, diagnostics, and status reporting
• Improving compiler support and static analysis integration
• Eliminating memory allocation at runtime
• Building subsystem validation capabilities

Developing and deploying agentic AI agents to help with implementing and enforcing these new design and validation principles will be a key deliverable in this role.

Your expertise will help the team deliver the critical quality initiatives before commercial driverless launch:

• Work closely with subsystem owners and experts to implement the identified initiatives
• Direct results will include enhanced software quality assessments before software reaches the vehicle
• Improved unrecoverable MRM rates
• Root cause analysis of complex issues within the Planning and Controls stack reported by the triage team
• Opportunity to learn and advance your skills through the application of advanced AI agents
• Present your work to the team to demonstrate how to maintain the highest level of software quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field (Master’s or Ph.D. preferred)
• Expert in C++ software optimization and defensive programming for embedded systems (e.g., MISRA), including functional safety rated systems
• Comfortable navigating and contributing to large, complex codebases where modularity and documentation are key
• Designed and developed architecture and tools to verify complex subsystems of autonomous vehicles
• Experience in Interface Contract Documentation and contract enforcement
• Experience in compiler integration and optimization of complex code bases
• Capable of working across teams to identify, prioritize, and execute software quality and performance improvements

Requirements

• Experience with autonomous vehicles or vehicle automation systems (bonus points)
• Functional safety processes and implementation (bonus points)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k with a company match
• Health saving accounts
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity

Salary Range

$172,000 — $229,000 USD