Senior/ Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning

Gatik is seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to join their planning team to build motion planning and decision-making systems for autonomous vehicles. The successful candidate will design, build, and test algorithms for motion and behavior planning, and provide end-to-end ownership of the path planning and decision-making systems.

Requirements

• Ph.D. with 3+ years of industry experience or Master’s degree with 5+ years of relevant industry experience
• Deep expertise in search-based planning, model predictive control (MPC), optimization, and/or trajectory generation
• Proficient in C++ with hands-on experience in Python
• Proven experience in designing and implementing real-time, on-device behavior and motion planning/control algorithms
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineers on system integration and large-scale product deployment
• Strong background in conducting thorough code and design reviews