Senior Autonomy Release Engineer II

May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think. Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves - they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun.

We're building the world's best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces. Since our founding in 2017, we've given more than 500,000 autonomous rides to real people around the globe. And we're just getting started. We're hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work.

Join us.

May's Autonomous Release Engineers are front line problem solvers that get things done. They have the initiative, experience, and technical skill to be able to solve problems delegated to them without oversight. Confidence backed by knowledge and experience is a must.

• Release ownership and release execution end-to-end across:
  • Major autonomy releases
  • Incremental/performance releases
  • Hotfix/safety patches
• Manage branching strategy, versioning, and release cut processes
• Drive release readiness and go/no-go decisions
• Partner cross-functionally with Autonomy, Infra, Validation, and Fleet Ops
• Act as a system owner for release readiness
• Investigate and resolve complex issues arising from:
  • Software/hardware interactions
  • Distributed systems behavior
  • On-vehicle vs simulation discrepancies
• Develop deep understanding of:
  • Sensor stack, middleware, autonomy stack
  • Compute platforms, networking, configurations
• Be the go-to for:
  • "Why does this fail in the real world?"
  • "What changed between releases?"
• Enforce stage-gated release framework:
  • Feature Complete → Code Freeze → Validation → Release Candidate
• Integrate validation signals:
  • Simulation corpus results
  • Regression testing
  • Vehicle testing (HIL / on-road)
• Ensure safety-critical issues are identified, tracked, and gated
• Take initiative to find and permanently solve challenging system level issues caused by the interplay between different software and hardware components.
• Collaborate and lead system-wide improvements when working with other teams without having direct ownership or management responsibility.
• Assess and develop approaches that scale and improve performance in a variety of ways (e.g., CPU performance, memory usage, disk usage, network usage).
• Assess and improve system robustness to systematic stochastic and transient issues that impact autonomous vehicle performance.
• Support other autonomy engineers in designing and integrating their components with the full May system.

• Required
  • 7+ years in autonomous systems, release engineering, and Dev Ops
  • Strong Python and scripting skills
  • Working knowledge or familiarity with C/C++
  • Experience working across full product lifecycle
  • Proven ability to debug complex system-level issues
  • Strong communication skills across technical domains
• Desirable
  • 10+ years of experience in autonomous robotic systems, Dev Ops and release engineering
  • Experience with autonomous cars, trucks, or similar vehicles.
  • A masters or PhD degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or an applied engineering field.
  • Previous experience in a startup or high performance research and development group with an emphasis on delivery
  • Experience with AV or robotics systems
  • Familiarity with:
    • Simulation frameworks
    • HIL / vehicle testing
    • Safety-critical systems (ISO 26262, SOTIF)

• Standard office working conditions which includes but is not limited to:
  • Prolonged sitting
  • Prolonged standing
  • Prolonged computer use

Travel required? - No: 0%

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