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Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer - Freeway Autonomy

$340K–$493K

Foster City, CA · Hybrid · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026

Experience
10+ years of industry software experience.

About the job

Lead technical strategy and engineering work to achieve driverless freeway autonomy, from identifying readiness gaps through developing, testing, and validating autonomous driving capabilities.

What you'll do

  • Set technical vision and roadmap for driverless freeway operation and drive cross-functional execution.
  • Identify and lead work to close gaps between current freeway capabilities and driver-out readiness; develop freeway-driving algorithms through implementation, integration, testing, and validation.
  • Communicate technical risks and readiness recommendations, and mentor engineers across the freeway program.

What they ask for

  • 10+ years of industry software experience.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership in removing the human driver from an autonomous vehicle operating on freeways or highways.
  • Deep expertise in at least one autonomy domain, such as behavior/motion planning, perception, prediction, simulation, or systems engineering.
  • Proven ability to lead large cross-functional engineering efforts from ambiguity to shipped results; strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

  • Experience scaling and operating a driverless service after driver removal.
  • Experience constructing safety cases or defining driver-out readiness criteria for high-speed autonomous driving; proficiency in C++.

Pay

USD 340,000–493,000 per-year-salary (base salary)

Tools

C++

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