Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning Infrastructure (C++)

Latitude AI•Detroit, MI

About The Position

Latitude AI ( lat.ai ) develops automated driving technologies, including L3, for Ford vehicles at scale. We’re driven by the opportunity to reimagine what it’s like to drive and make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to making a real, positive impact on the driving experience for millions of people. As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif. Meet the team: The Latitude AI Motion Planning team brings all the components of the autonomy stack together. The Motion Planning team takes inputs from perception, prediction, and mapping and plans how to safely yet comfortably navigate complex driving scenarios. This involves routing to the desired destination, making high-level decisions with respect to other road users, and generating an optimal trajectory for the vehicle to execute.

Requirements

The Motion Planning team is looking for deep expertise in C++ Software Engineering.
Bachelor's Degree with 4 Years of professional experience, or Masters degree with 2 years experience, or a PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field
Industry experience writing production-quality, performance-critical code, and maintaining large codebases is desired
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required

Nice To Haves

Background in Motion Planning, Robotics, or related fields is helpful, but not required
Python programming experience is also helpful but not required

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance C++ libraries and tools for the Motion Planning team
Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize the runtime and memory efficiency of the onboard Motion Planning software
Contribute to the design and implementation of new features and improvements to both onboard and offboard motion planning infrastructure
Extensively test your code through unit testing, simulation, log playback, and on vehicle testing
Develop tools for visualization and debugging, and use them to analyze logs from fleet testing
Coordinate with other autonomy teams to ensure that Motion Planning is provided the inputs it needs

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages
High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health savings account with available employer match
Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting
Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance
Paid parental leave
Paid medical leave
Unlimited vacation
15 paid holidays
Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations
Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Monthly wellness stipend
Adoption/Surrogacy support program
Backup child and elder care program
Professional development reimbursement
Employee assistance program
Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more
Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives