Simulation Software Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles

Tensor Auto; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary equity incentive plan

Comprehensive benefits program

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

Tensor is seeking talented, motivated and experienced software engineers to join our simulation/evaluation org. In this role, you’ll contribute to the development of cutting‑edge simulation environments that help train and validate our self‑driving car systems.

Join us to shape the future of autonomous mobility. You’ll design, develop and optimize scalable simulation software in a collaborative, cross-functional team, using C++ and Python, and work with AI researchers and data scientists to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development, preferably in simulation.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.
• Experience designing and developing large-scale distributed systems, data ETL pipelines, and using SQL/No-SQL databases.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, and experiences leading cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and optimize simulation software for autonomous vehicles.
• Identify simulation realism gaps and priorities with data-driven approaches.
• Develop algorithms, tooling, and integrate machine learning models to improve simulation realism.
• Collaborate with AI researchers, data scientists and hardware-in-the-loop team to improve simulation precision and recall.
• Leading cross-functional projects to build products to enhance simulation realism, or offboard discovery and evaluation platforms.

Skills

C++

Python

Distributed systems

Data ETL

SQL/NoSQL

Analytical thinking

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

ROS

Job description

Tensor is seeking talented, motivated and experienced software engineers to join our simulation/evaluation org. In this role, you’ll contribute to the development of cutting‑edge simulation environments that help train and validate our self‑driving car systems.

Join us to shape the future of autonomous mobility. You’ll design, develop and optimize scalable simulation software in a collaborative, cross-functional team, using C++ and Python, and work with AI researchers and data scientists to