Senior Staff Software Engineer: Autonomy & HD Mapping

ProducePay; United States; On-site; USD 141,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Health benefits

Unlimited vacation

Flexible hours/work-from-home support

Catered meals and snacks

Team events

Job summary

Waabi is seeking a senior engineering professional to accelerate HD map development and scalable data pipelines for autonomous vehicle systems. You will work across backend, API design, and vehicle-side services to support broader AI-driven mapping initiatives.

The role requires strong CS fundamentals, experience with Python and C++/Rust, and a track record of delivering production-quality software at scale. Collaboration with perception and motion planning teams is essential.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 5 years of industry experience.
• Strong CS fundamentals; ability to learn domain-specific concepts like 3D geometry and spatial data structures.
• Proven ability to work across languages, bridging Python with C++ or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Act as a versatile engineering powerhouse, ramping up on new domains and transitioning between backend pipelines, API design, and vehicle-side serving.
• Be part of a multidisciplinary team creating HD maps at scale using an AI-first approach.
• Architect and build the foundations of long-term mapping infrastructure.
• Build robust, scalable pipelines to create, validate, maintain, and visualize massive data.
• Design and develop metrics, observability, and anomaly detection across systems.
• Collaborate with downstream customers to capture requirements and implement intuitive APIs.
• Engineer real-time, high-availability, low-latency systems for a fleet of self-driving vehicles.

Skills

Python development

C++/Rust experience

3D geometry understanding

Geospatial systems

APIs design

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS or EE

Tools

Python

C++

Rust

Cloud platforms

Job description

Waabi is seeking a senior engineering professional to accelerate HD map development and scalable data pipelines for autonomous vehicle systems. You will work across backend, API design, and vehicle-side services to support broader AI-driven mapping initiatives.

The role requires strong CS fundamentals, experience with Python and C++/Rust, and a track record of delivering production-quality software at scale. Collaboration with perception and motion planning teams is essential.