Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and optimize motion-planning systems and trajectory-generation methods.
• Integrate perception, prediction, and control constraints; collaborate with behavior planning, control, and mapping teams.
• Analyze simulation and on-road performance, debug failures, and maintain real-time C++ planning infrastructure.

What they ask for

• Deep expertise in at least two of lattice-based planning, trajectory optimization, model predictive control, or search-based planning.
• Strong C++ proficiency and production-quality code experience for real-time or safety-critical systems.
• Understanding of vehicle dynamics, control interfaces, and motion feasibility constraints.
• Experience with simulation tools and debugging planner behavior in realistic driving environments.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of diffusion models and/or Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models.
• Excellent analytical and system-level debugging skills, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

Pay

$180,000- $260,000 (base salary)

Tools

C++, lattice-based planners, sampling-based planners, optimization-based methods, trajectory optimization, model predictive control, search-based planning, diffusion models

AI focus

Knowledge of diffusion models and/or Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models is a strong plus; the role builds motion-planning and decision-making systems for autonomous vehicles.