Waabi · 4 weeks ago
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Platform
California, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$159K/yr - $268K/yr
5+ years expWaabi is an AI company focused on developing next-generation self-driving technology. The Senior / Staff Software Engineer will contribute to the Waabi World simulator, improve the simulation platform's scalability and performance, and collaborate with internal users to enhance their experience with the simulator.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Contribute to and improve our state of the art self-driving simulator Waabi World to accelerate autonomous vehicle (AV) development
Improve the scalability and performance of the simulation platform to run simulations efficiently at an extremely large scale
Design and implement orchestration software between simulation subcomponents including the autonomy system, data-driven actor models, and sensor simulation powered by generative AI
Participate and share ideas in technical and architecture discussions, collaborating with researchers and engineers
Work closely with internal users to understand their requirements and workflows and propose new features to streamline and improve their experience using the simulator
Advocate and set patterns for software development
Drive complex cross-functional technical projects with impact across Waabi’s systems and company-wide impact
Qualification
Required
MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 5 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Robotics and/or similar technical field(s) of study
Experience with a variety of backend technologies and languages. Examples: Rust (Preferred), C++, Python
Experience developing and maintaining production quality software, versus only creating prototypes/proof of concepts
Linux/Unix experience
Understanding of test-driven and API-driven development methodologies
Experience designing interfaces between systems
Experience with multi-threaded system design/architecture, algorithms, data structure design, and systems-level programming
Experience working with cross-functional partners/stakeholders when building software frameworks
Experience with software performance, optimization, and profiling
Experience with concurrency and determinism
Open-minded and collaborative team player with willingness to help others
Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions
Preferred
Experience with game engine development, simulation, or other similar application runtime development
Experience in autonomous systems, robotics or machine learning
Experience working in distributed systems or emulation at scale
Docker & Bazel experience
Experience building software systems from scratch
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
Experience working with accelerators
Experience with sensor data processing
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.
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
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