Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Driving & AI

pony.ai; Colorado; On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Free Food & Snacks

Job summary

Pony.ai in Colorado seeks software/algorithm engineers to shape autonomous vehicle navigation, focusing on planning architectures, high-performance algorithms, and data-driven evaluation. You will contribute to driving intelligence, big data infrastructure, and cross-team safety collaborations.

Ideal candidates have a BS in a related field and 2+ years with C/C++, Python or Java, plus robotics or simulation experience.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years hands-on general software engineering experience, proficient in at least one mainstream programming language (such as C, C++, Python, or Java) and familiar with common data structures and algorithms.
• Ability to lead ambiguous technical work from problem framing through reliable delivery. Preferred
• Background in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or complex simulation environments.
• General software engineering experience solving motion planning or related robotics problems

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Systems: Designing and developing high-performance, highly reliable Planning architectures and systems.
• Computational Algorithms: Developing and optimizing high-precision, high-performance computational geometry and numerical computing algorithms.
• Driving Intelligence: Enhancing autonomous vehicle decision-making and driving capabilities using machine learning and advanced algorithms.
• Big Data Infrastructure: Designing and building scalable data processing infrastructure and systems for large-scale road-test data.
• Simulation & Evaluation: Analyze large amounts of data of the real world and simulate driving, understanding, characterizing and clustering the performance of virtual drivers.
• Internal Tools & Productivity: Developing internal tools to optimize engineering workflows and improve R&D efficiency.
• Cross Team Collaboration: Work cross-functionally on safety, road rules compliance, and ride quality

Skills

C/C++

Python/Java

Algorithms

Robotics/Autonomy

Motion planning

Education

BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Pony.ai in Colorado seeks software/algorithm engineers to shape autonomous vehicle navigation, focusing on planning architectures, high-performance algorithms, and data-driven evaluation. You will contribute to driving intelligence, big data infrastructure, and cross-team safety collaborations.

Ideal candidates have a BS in a related field and 2+ years with C/C++, Python or Java, plus robotics or simulation experience.