Senior Software Engineer, Simulation

Job Description

• Add new features needed by autonomy teams and/or testing to the core C++ simulation / resimulation framework. This could be a more complex interaction with other actors or some feature of the map. It could also be simulating a new portion of the autonomy stack, or intentionally introducing a degradation to some portion of the stack in order to determine how downstream components react • Work directly with autonomy and testing teams to understand their needs and pain points, then internally propose features we can add to improve our infrastructure and/or simulation realism • Support troubleshooting with users and bug fixes when issues are identified; we work with a variety of users on a daily basis • Analyze simulation/resimulation reproducibility (does running the same code multiple times result in the exact same behavior?) and develop tooling to root-cause whether nondeterminism is coming from autonomy tasks or from the simulation/resimulation code • Learn the autonomy stack at a level of depth that allows you to reason about what the best way is to wire in new autonomy features as they’re developed, to be able to do some initial root-causing of crashes or issues to isolate what’s going wrong (at which point the associated autonomy team would implement the actual fix), and in general to be an effective bridge between our team and the autonomy teams

Qualifications

• Expertise in modern C++ (C++17) • Self-driven to write code that’s efficient, well-tested, well-documented, and conforms to our style guide • 3+ years’ experience with developing software for autonomous vehicles • 1+ years’ experience with developing software for some sort of simulation environment • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD) • Strong communication skills and desire to partner with internal and external team members in order to create solutions that robustly solve the problem and allow us to evaluate the safety and performance of new features

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages • High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance • Health savings account with available employer match • Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting • Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance • Paid parental leave • Paid medical leave • Unlimited vacation • 15 paid holidays • Complimentary daily lunches, beverages, and snacks for onsite employees • Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses • Pre-tax commuter benefits • Monthly wellness stipend • Adoption/Surrogacy support program • Backup child and elder care program • Professional development reimbursement • Employee assistance program • Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more • Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives