Autonomy Software Engineer: Behaviors & Planning

Overland AI; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Compensation

Best-in-class healthcare, dental, and-

Flexible PTO

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Monthly wellness stipend

Workplace & productivity reimbursement

Job summary

Overland AI in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Engineer to shape where autonomous ground vehicles go in challenging off-road terrain. You will collaborate with planning, optimization, and systems engineers and ship real code to vehicles early, growing into a core part of the stack within 6–12 months.

Strong fundamentals and curiosity are valued; experience is flexible, with a path to ownership of meaningful subsystems and regular field testing opportunities.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or related field.
• PhD graduates are welcome and internships count as experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement, test, and improve features in the behaviors and planning stack with C++ and Python.
• Use off-road driving data to evaluate changes and catch regressions.
• Debug issues from logs, simulation, and field data with mentorship.
• Join field tests and see your code run on vehicles.
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews.

Skills

C++

Python

Data structures

Algorithms

Strong CS fundamentals

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering

PhD welcome

Job description

Overland AI in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Engineer to shape where autonomous ground vehicles go in challenging off-road terrain. You will collaborate with planning, optimization, and systems engineers and ship real code to vehicles early, growing into a core part of the stack within 6–12 months.

Strong fundamentals and curiosity are valued; experience is flexible, with a path to ownership of meaningful subsystems and regular field testing opportunities.