Software Engineer, Remote Vehicle Assistance

Mission Summary

We're looking for a Software Engineer to design and develop Motional's Remote Vehicle Assistance team. Remote Vehicle Assistance (RVA) project main goal is to overcome gaps in AV's Operation Design Domain to allow expanded operations using a remote human operator. This involves overriding onboard AV systems (perception, planner and control), and transmitting low latency sensor and semantic data out of the vehicle.

• Develop, maintain and support C++ software that enables Remote Vehicle Assistance
• Collaborate with C++ applications and UI engineers to pass data between software running on the autonomous vehicle and software running on remote stations
• Collaborate with C++ software components on the autonomous vehicle to integrate Remote Vehicle Assistance capabilities
• Test‑driven development of new features supporting the autonomous vehicle
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive integration and simulation test suite to test all software before it goes to production
• Collaborate with systems and operations teams to develop a product that fits both customer needs and system requirements
• Collaborate with testing and operations engineers to support Motional's on‑road testing
• Design, develop, and maintain RVA agent training tools, including the creation of comprehensive simulation scenarios.
• Contribute to the development and support of next‑generation RVA product features.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficient in C++.
• Working knowledge of SQL.
• Basic understanding of Git, Bazel, JIRA, Confluence or similar development tools.
• Ability to learn how to use a Motional specific custom SoC.
• Experience working on a Linux Operating System.
• Capable of performing statistical performance of deployed features.

• Experience with Modern C++ (11/14/17 or later)
• Experience working with Python, Golang
• Experience with QT, OpenGL

• Work on cutting edge technologies
• Flexi Benefits
• “Take as you need” Annual Leave
• Transport Allowance
• Medical & Insurance Coverage
• Dental
• 8-week Paternity & Maternity Leave

Hybrid location: This role is hybrid from our Las Vegas office. It requires 3 in‑office days each week.

Salary Range: $123,000 — $163,500 USD

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