Behavior Planning Software Engineer
About The Position
Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Software Engineer to support and scale efforts for our Behavior Planning Team. In this role, you will Develop real-time algorithms for selecting safe and comfortable trajectories for a self-driving vehicle Integrate motion planning with machine learning to create verifiable AI systems for autonomous driving Design and implement production-grade software for the Aurora Driver Design metric suites and testing workflows for rapid iteration on algorithms
Requirements
- BS, MS, or Ph.D. in Robotics, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field
- 4+ years of strong programming and software design skills in Python and/or C++, especially in low latency or real-time environments
- Experience in designing, building, and productionizing motion planning algorithms (cost function design, optimization, or sampling-based techniques)
Nice To Haves
- Expertise with GPU or ML toolkits such as PyTorch, CUDA, TensorFlow, JAX, and/or TensorRT
- Expertise in machine learning for robotic/agentic applications (reinforcement learning or imitation learning)
Responsibilities
- Develop real-time algorithms for selecting safe and comfortable trajectories for a self-driving vehicle
- Integrate motion planning with machine learning to create verifiable AI systems for autonomous driving
- Design and implement production-grade software for the Aurora Driver
- Design metric suites and testing workflows for rapid iteration on algorithms
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
