Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Systems

Motional; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 172,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Autonomy Actions Sustaining team. You will diagnose and deploy fixes for our autonomous vehicle software, helping accelerate capabilities and ensure safe, reliable operations.

You will dive into Planning and Controls, manage deployments, and build tooling to speed log analysis. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential as we scale driverless technology across real-world scenarios.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field; MS/PhD preferred.
• 3+ years of C++ software development experience.
• Experience with large, modular codebases and good documentation practices.
• Proven track record delivering software in production with CI/CD and mature release cycles.
• Interest in autonomous driving and safety-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose issues in Planning and Controls; analyze logs and replay simulations.
• Lead deployment of software fixes and drive rapid, reliable resolutions.
• Develop tooling and scripts to speed log analysis and automate repetitive tasks.
• Serve as technical liaison between teams to align on-road issues and development work.

Skills

C++ development

CI/CD

Large codebase navigation

Production software

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Robotics or related

Master’s or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

GitLab

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Motional in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Autonomy Actions Sustaining team. You will diagnose and deploy fixes for our autonomous vehicle software, helping accelerate capabilities and ensure safe, reliable operations.

You will dive into Planning and Controls, manage deployments, and build tooling to speed log analysis. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential as we scale driverless technology across real-world scenarios.