Latitude AI · 1 week ago
Senior Software Engineer - Virtual Test Ecosystem (Autonomy Simulation, C++)
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$179K/yr - $269K/yr
4+ years expLatitude AI develops automated driving technologies, including L3, for Ford vehicles at scale. The Senior Software Engineer will work on the Virtual Test Ecosystem team, focusing on implementing tooling for simulations and resimulations to enhance the testing of autonomy features.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information Technology
Responsibilities
Add new features needed by autonomy teams and/or testing to the core C++ simulation / resimulation framework. This could be a more complex interaction with other actors or some feature of the map. It could also be simulating a new portion of the autonomy stack, or intentionally introducing a degradation to some portion of the stack in order to determine how downstream components react
Work directly with autonomy and testing teams to understand their needs and pain points, then internally propose features we can add to improve our infrastructure and/or simulation realism
Support troubleshooting with users and bug fixes when issues are identified; we work with a variety of users on a daily basis
Analyze simulation/resimulation reproducibility (does running the same code multiple times result in the exact same behavior?) and develop tooling to root-cause whether nondeterminism is coming from autonomy tasks or from the simulation/resimulation code
Learn the autonomy stack at a level of depth that allows you to reason about what the best way is to wire in new autonomy features as they’re developed, to be able to do some initial root-causing of crashes or issues to isolate what’s going wrong (at which point the associated autonomy team would implement the actual fix), and in general to be an effective bridge between our team and the autonomy teams
Qualification
Required
Expertise in modern C++ (C++17)
Self-driven to write code that's efficient, well-tested, well-documented, and conforms to our style guide
3+ years' experience with developing software for autonomous vehicles
1+ years' experience with developing software for some sort of simulation environment
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD)
Strong communication skills and desire to partner with internal and external team members in order to create solutions that robustly solve the problem and allow us to evaluate the safety and performance of new features
Preferred
Python development experience
AWS or similar cloud experience
Benefits
High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health savings account with available employer match
Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting
Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance
Paid parental leave
Paid medical leave
Unlimited vacation
15 paid holidays
Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations
Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Monthly wellness stipend
Adoption/Surrogacy support program
Backup child and elder care program
Professional development reimbursement
Employee assistance program
Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more
Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives
Company
Latitude AI
Latitude AI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company that develops automated driving technologies.
501-1000 employees
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