Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning
Required skills
- motion planning
- autonomous trucks
- self-driving system
- C++
- Python
- resource-constrained environments
- real-world robotics
- semi-autonomous platforms
- decision making stack
- unit testing
Nice to have
- product requirements
- planning system
- safe, smooth trajectory
- systems engineers
- well tested product
- robust solutions
Role summary
We are seeking experienced Staff Software Engineers with motion planning expertise to develop and deploy components for autonomous trucks. This role involves end-to-end ownership of complex technical challenges, from designing and implementing features to testing and evaluating their impact on the self-driving system's performance. You will write high-performance C++ and Python code for resource-constrained platforms, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to the long-term architecture and roadmap. The ideal candidate has a strong background in robotics and a passion for solving challenging problems in the autonomous driving space.
About Stack:
Stack is developing revolutionary AI and advanced autonomous systems designed to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency of modern operations. Stack's autonomous technology incorporates cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, and cloud technologies, empowering us to create innovative solutions that address the needs and challenges of the dynamic trucking transportation industry. With decades of experience creating and deploying real world systems for demanding environments, the Stack team is dedicated to developing an autonomous solution ecosystem tailored to the trucking industry's unique demands.
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About the Role:
We are looking for strong software engineers with motion planning experience to help develop and deploy motion planning components for autonomous trucks. In this role, you will work across all stages of the development lifecycle to design, implement, test, and evaluate new features and feature improvements which directly impact the self-driving system’s on-road performance. Our team is small, and our focus is on building a product. In this role, you will own complex technical challenges end-to-end: framing ambiguous vehicle behaviors, negotiating interfaces with upstream and downstream teams to keep the overall architecture simple, and delivering high-performance modern C++ that operates on compute-constrained platforms.
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