Waabi · 2 months ago
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Scenarios
San Francisco County, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$158K/yr - $269K/yrWaabi is an AI company focused on developing self-driving technology, founded by AI pioneer Raquel Urtasun. As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer on the Behaviors team, you will architect and implement simulation software for autonomous driving, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to create scalable solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Architect and implement the next generation of our scenario framework, evolving it to support scenario generation at scale for Waabi World and Mixed Reality Testing
Design clean, intuitive APIs that empower researchers, autonomy developers, and systems engineers across Waabi to author and generate scenarios easily and efficiently
Build robust systems in Python and Rust that balance flexibility, performance, and maintainability
Collaborate with researchers to productionize cutting-edge research into robust, scalable systems
Champion engineering excellence and contribute to the technical direction of the team
Qualification
Required
Strong software engineering fundamentals with proven experience architecting and refactoring complex production systems
Demonstrated excellence in API design, particularly for developer-facing tools and frameworks
Passion for software craftsmanship–you care deeply about code quality, API ergonomics, and developer experience
Preferred
Experience in self-driving, traffic simulation, or a related field
Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Jax
Experience with imitation learning, reinforcement learning, planning, and/or robotics
Experience with simulation systems, game engines, or related technologies
Benefits
Competitive compensation and equity awards.
Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
Unlimited Vacation.
Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.
Company
Waabi
Waabi is pioneering Physical AI starting with autonomous trucking.
Founded in 2021
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$283.04MKey Investors
Volvo Group Venture CapitalKhosla Ventures
2024-06-18Series B· $200.48M
2023-01-18Series Unknown
2021-06-08Series A· $82.55M
Leadership Team
Raquel Urtasun
Founder & CEO
Lior Ron
COO
Recent News
Calgary Herald
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