Drimva

pony.ai

Software Engineer - Evaluation

$120K–$200K

Fremont, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026

Education
BS/MS or Ph.D in Computer Science or a related field

About the job

Designs evaluation algorithms, metrics, data pipelines, simulation and testing systems, and backend services for autonomous-driving AI and LLM workflows.

What you'll do

  • Develop algorithms, evaluation metrics, testing frameworks, and simulation environments for AI decision-making and business systems.
  • Build scalable data pipelines, toolchains, and high-performance backend services for large-scale processing and real-time events.
  • Improve production monitoring and LLM workflows, including model reasoning controls, guardrails, and hallucination mitigation.

What they ask for

  • Strong programming skills in C/C++, Python, and software design.
  • Strong foundation in mathematics and theoretical computer science.
  • Engineering discipline or strong interest and potential in building large-scale systems while optimizing performance, complexity, and cost.
  • BS/MS or Ph.D in Computer Science or a related field.

Pay

$120,000 - $200,000 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

C/C++, Python, Large Language Models (LLMs)

AI focus

Develop evaluation algorithms and metrics for AI decision-making, and engineer LLM workflows with reasoning controls, guardrails, and hallucination mitigation.

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)