Motion Planning Software Engineer C++ (Autonomous Systems)

Description:

On the Motion Planning team, you will focus on improving driving behaviors of a robot on public roads. The Planner's job is to determine where the robot is going and how to get there safely in complex real-world environments. This role requires teamwork and collaboration across teams including Planner, Perception, Prediction, and Operations to create algorithmic improvements that expand the robot's ability to drive in complex situations. Safety is foundational, so you will develop principled modifications, test in simulation and controlled environments, and support on-road testing.

Responsibilities:

Implement, debug, and test features and modifications to specific areas of driving behavior in the production code base

Work closely with senior engineers to understand design specifications and deliver reliable, high-quality code

Use backend tooling to run regression tests and validate changes across various driving scenarios

Participate in on-vehicle drive reviews to help collect data and generate feedback on driving performance

Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical field

0 5 years of professional experience in software development

Strong proficiency in C++

Familiarity with motion planning and pathfinding techniques such as A*, RRTs, and PRMs

Experience with large-scale codebases, version control tools like Git, and software development workflows

Eagerness to learn and debug complex real-time systems

Bonus Qualifications:

Coursework or project experience in geometric and/or sampling-based planning algorithms

Experience with autonomous robots, simulation environments, or machine learning/data-driven development processes

Experience with ROS, pose estimation, SLAM, probabilistic filtering, or CUDA