Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Onboard Software (sensors)

Waabi Waabi · Robotics · San Francisco, CA +2 · Software Engineering

Senior/Staff Software Engineer to integrate, field, ruggedize, and productionize sensor systems (LIDAR, RADAR, cameras) for autonomous trucks. The role involves deploying and debugging software on live vehicles, working with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring the sensor platform supports autonomous navigation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Help shape the Waabi sensors platform as we scale from.
  2. Solve challenging integration issues across a number of sensor modalities (LIDAR, RADAR, cameras...).
  3. Deploy and debug software on real vehicles operating in the field daily.
  4. Integrate new types of sensors into existing and future onboard platforms.
  5. Work closely with multidisciplinary development teams to design and build innovative sensor solutions.

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of industry experience working on fielded sensor systems (cameras, lidar, radar, GPS, IMU)
  • Expert level C/C++ or Rust in resource constrained environments
  • Fielded and debugged Linux systems below the application level
  • Firm grasp of how time plays a role in coordinated systems
  • Some electronics experience - ability to read a schematic and use basic test equipment

Nice to have

  • Enjoy collaborating with large teams that span many disciplines from engineering to operations
  • Have a passion for developing efficient, readable and testable code
  • Passionate about self-driving technologies

What the JD emphasized

  • lead engineering effort to solve critical systems problems