Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning

Stack AV develops autonomous systems for the trucking industry. The Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning develops and deploys motion-planning components for autonomous trucks, owning features throughout the development lifecycle to improve on-road performance.

Responsibilities:

• Own delivery of motion planning features from design to integration in order to solve on-vehicle problems and deliver for customer needs - meeting product requirements and meeting the needs of the planning system, providing a safe, smooth trajectory for the system to follow
• Help shape long-term architecture and roadmap while ensuring timely delivery of features
• Work closely with systems engineers to ensure a safe, well tested product is delivered
• Write clean, maintainable, and high-performance software, using modern C++ and Python
• Work closely with other Autonomy teams (Trajectory Generation, Trajectory Evaluation, World Fusion, Prediction, Perception, Localization, Mapping, ...) to design and deploy robust solutions, encompassing all aspects of autonomous driving
• Work closely with verification teams to ensure proper testing and validation of the motion planning modules. Make extensive use of unit testing, simulation, and log simulation
• Be involved in design and iteration exercises, and help to align stakeholders by using strong presentation and communication skills

Requirements:

• Strong C++ & Python skills, particularly in resource-constrained environments
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
• Experience developing code for real-world robotics/semi-autonomous platforms
• An eagerness to work across the decision making stack, even on components that may not perfectly align with past experience
• This position may be contingent upon Stack AV verifying a candidate's residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status