Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Infrastructure

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Implement the parser code which takes a definition of a sim scenario, parses it, and plumbs it through so that the backend simulation engine can execute the desired scenario (placing actors in desired locations,…
• Work closely with the autonomy developers and scenario creation team to understand new requirements (we’re constantly increasing our ODD and implementing new autonomy features), determine the best way to express that…
• Discuss pain points with simulation users (what’s difficult to express in the scenario definitions, what’s difficult to maintain, what’s confusing when there are errors, etc.) and then propose and implement solutions.
• Implement mechanisms for allowing key scenario parameters to express a range of values which are then sampled efficiently
• While the main focus is on tooling related to scenario creation, also provide support related to other backend sim infrastructure updates (how messages flow through the system, how we interact with vehicle logs and…
• Through your work, you’ll be enabling users to create a rich set of scenarios which validate the safety and comfort of our AV, then running it in a highly scalable cloud environment

Job requirements

• 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)
• 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 complex parsing software
• 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