Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Waabi, a leading AI company developing cutting-edge self-driving technology, and contribute to the advancement of our state-of-the-art simulator, Waabi World. As a Simulation Platform Engineer, you will play a crucial role in improving the scalability and performance of our simulation platform, designing and implementing orchestration software, and collaborating with researchers and engineers. You will work closely with internal users to understand their needs and propose new features. This position requires a strong background in computer science, software development, and experience with backend technologies. Waabi offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a dynamic work environment.

Requirements

• MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 4 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: Python, C++, Rust
• Experience developing and maintaining production quality software, versus only creating prototypes/proof of concepts
• 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

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• 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
• 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
• World-class facility that includes a gym, games room (ping pong table, video game consoles, board games,etc), multiple collaborative working spaces and a gorgeous patio!(when in office)