Autonomous Driving Motion Planning Engineer

PeoplePilot; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

PeoplePilot is seeking a Motion Planning Engineer to advance driving behavior and motion planning within a production software environment. You will implement, debug, and test features, working closely with senior engineers, and run regression tests to validate software across various driving situations.

The role emphasizes collecting data to generate actionable feedback on driving performance while contributing to large-scale, real-time systems and ensuring high-quality code delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS, Robotics, or a related field.
• 2–3 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with C++ and large-scale codebases.

Responsibilities

• Implement, debug, and test features related to driving behavior and motion planning.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to deliver reliable, high-quality code.
• Run regression tests and validate changes across driving situations.
• Help collect data and provide feedback on driving performance.

Skills

C++

Motion planning

Pathfinding

Git

Regression testing

Real-time systems

Large-scale codebases

Driving behavior

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Robotics

Job description

PeoplePilot is seeking a Motion Planning Engineer to advance driving behavior and motion planning within a production software environment. You will implement, debug, and test features, working closely with senior engineers, and run regression tests to validate software across various driving situations.

The role emphasizes collecting data to generate actionable feedback on driving performance while contributing to large-scale, real-time systems and ensuring high-quality code delivery.