PlusAI
Software Engineer, Simulation
$120K–$150K
Santa Clara, CA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted May 26, 2026
- Experience
- Preferred: 2+ years of industry experience in ML and C++ software.
- Education
- MS or higher degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field.
About the job
Build and maintain simulation software and ML workflows that generate and validate autonomous-vehicle scenarios for safety testing.
What you'll do
- Design ML workflows for generating traffic simulations and synthetic scenarios from natural-language specifications.
- Develop and maintain simulation tools and frameworks, including software for behavior, pathfinding, road networks, collision detection, and vehicle dynamics.
- Collaborate with internal customers and partner teams on test-creation workflows and autonomy-evaluation challenges.
What they ask for
- MS or higher degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
- Good development skills in modern C++ and Python.
- Proficiency in ML libraries and experience with transformer and diffusion architectures.
- Basic understanding of generative models.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of industry experience in ML and C++ software.
- Familiarity with AV simulation environments and driving datasets.
Pay
USD 120,000–150,000 (per-year-salary) — base salary
Tools
C++, Python, ML libraries, transformer, diffusion
AI focus
Develop AI-based workflows for autonomous-vehicle scenario generation, scenario understanding, and validation, including synthetic scenarios generated from natural-language specifications.
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