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PlusAI

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

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