- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Santa ClaraCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Jan 30, 2026
- Salary
- $150,000–$190,000 a year
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning
Job description
PlusAI — Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning (Santa Clara, California).
Job responsibilities
- Design, develop and deploy motion planning software to support PlusAI’s planning, using the latest techniques in lateral and longitudinal motion planning.
- Utilize latest C++ numerical optimization frameworks (e.g. qpOasys) and industry standard software tools (git, ROS, etc.) to integrate new lateral and longitudinal motion planning algorithms into our production system.
- Perform system level diagnostics and tuning using in-house visualization tools and open-source visualization platforms (e.g. webviz)
- Use good oral and written communication skills to collaborate with other engineers to produce system designs that are approved at a high level before software implementation begins
Job requirements
- MS or PhD in Computer/Software Engineering, Robotics, Robotic Systems Development, or related field.
- Experience developing production code in C++, with python experience as an added advantage.
- Applied robotics experience in any of: Robotics/ Motion Planning/Computer Vision/Machine Learning
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- PhD + 1-2 years or MS + 3-4 years of experience
Similar jobs
PlusAI · Software
Software Verification & Validation Engineer
Santa Clara, California
PlusAI · Software
Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning
Santa Clara, California
PlusAI · Software
Software Engineer (SE / Sr SE), Fullstack
Santa Clara, California
PlusAI · Software
Senior Simulation Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California
