Staff/Sr. Staff Software Engineer – Planning/Path Core

DiDi Labs • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

We are seeking a Staff or Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the core path planning for our autonomous vehicles. You will architect high-performance systems for trajectory generation and optimization that form the foundation of our planning stack, while integrating ML model to further boost vehicle performance and behavior.

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in CS, Robotics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in autonomous systems or robotics.
• Expert proficiency in C++ for safety-critical, real-time systems.
• Deep expertise in motion planning algorithms and system architecture.
• Proven track record as a technical lead shipping complex systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading a planning or controls team in autonomous driving.
• Expertise in trajectory optimization and search-based planning.
• Background in system performance optimization for real-time system's efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Architect the core path planning system for real-time trajectory generation and optimization, including geometric search, optimization, open space search etc.
• Lead performance optimization of motion planning algorithms and system architecture, leverage CPU/GPU to boost the computation efficiency.
• Drive the development of safety-critical, low-latency C++ modules.
• Provide technical leadership on software architecture and performance engineering.
• Manage the team by designing OKRs, setting milestones and performance review for the team members.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees