Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Actions Sustaining

Mission Summary

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Actions Sustaining Team to diagnose, develop and deploy solutions to solve the immediate challenges facing our deployed autonomous software. You will play a pivotal role in resolving issues that will help accelerate the growth of our autonomous capabilities.

• Technical Discovery: Deep-dive into complex issues within the Planning and Controls stack reported by the triage team. You will parse logs and replay simulation data to find the "why" behind anomalous vehicle actions.
• Accelerated Resolutions: Own the deployment of software fixes. When a business need arises for an immediate solution, you will lead the development, testing, and deployment.
• Tooling & Automation: Identify improvements in existing workflows. You will develop internal tooling and scripts to expedite log analysis, automate common patterns, and improve the efficiency of the entire team.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the technical liaison between teams to ensure alignment between on-road issues and current development work.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field. A Master's or Ph.D. is preferred.
• 3 years of C++ software development proficiency, with a focus on building high-performance and resilient systems.
• Comfortable navigating and contributing to large, complex codebases where modularity and documentation are key.
• Proven track record of delivering software in a production environment, including familiarity with CI/CD, version control at scale, and rigorous release cycles.
• Passionate about a driverless future and understand the high stakes of deploying software that interacts with the physical world.

• Experience in Jira, Confluence and Gitlab.
• Background in robotics middleware (ROS, DDS) or autonomous systems.

We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.

The salary range for this role is $172,000 - $229,000 USD. This range reflects base salary only and may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. Candidates are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, and more.

• Our journey is always people first: We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect.
• Higher purpose, greater impact: We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse and inclusive.
• Scale up, not starting up: Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward. We're moving towards commercialization and need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

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