pony.ai
Software Engineer, Behavior
$120K–$200K
Fremont, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- General software engineering experience; no years specified.
- Education
- BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Develops and deploys autonomous-vehicle behaviors for complex passenger interactions and real-world traffic scenarios.
What you'll do
- Design safe, smooth, socially aware vehicle behaviors for passenger interactions, including pick-up, drop-off, and intent understanding amid sensory noise and uncertainty.
- Translate real-world traffic scenarios into engineering frameworks and develop solutions spanning algorithms, evaluation tools, data pipelines, and on-vehicle deployment.
What they ask for
- BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
- General software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in at least one mainstream programming language, such as C, C++, Python, or Java.
- Familiarity with common data structures and algorithms.
Nice to have
- MS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or a similar technical field of study.
- Experience solving motion-planning or related robotics problems, or building or evaluating ML-based systems.
Pay
$120,000 - $200,000 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Python, Java
AI focus
Develops autonomous-vehicle behavior algorithms and may build or evaluate ML-based systems.
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