Uber
Staff Software Engineer - AV Labs
$232K–$258K
Sunnyvale, California · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in the Robotics or Autonomous Systems industry.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
About the job
Leads the technical direction and development of autonomy algorithms and systems that extract semantic insights from real-world driving data for autonomous vehicle applications.
What you'll do
- Set the technical roadmap and lead delivery of machine-learning systems and autonomy algorithms for complex driving scenarios.
- Architect onboard systems, including sensor dependencies, evaluation datasets, and performance metrics.
- Mentor engineers and coordinate technical integration across AV Labs and other Uber engineering teams.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of working experience in the Robotics or Autonomous Systems industry.
- Proven experience leading large-scale technical projects from conception to production.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
- Expert-level proficiency in Python and Linux environments.
Nice to have
- PhD degree in Computer Vision, Game Theory, Robotics, or Machine Learning with a focus on Autonomous Driving.
- Experience with C++, CUDA, high-performance system optimization, and ROS or similar autonomous middleware.
Pay
USD $232,000 per year - USD $258,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, Linux, C++, CUDA, Robot Operating System (ROS)
AI focus
Develops autonomy algorithms and machine-learning systems for semantic understanding, data mining, and causal modeling of autonomous vehicle behavior.
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