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Senior Software Engineer – Maps Infrastructure

Sunnyvale💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design and build scalable HD mapping workflows, infrastructure, and tools for autonomous vehicle fleets, managing the lifecycle from data ingestion to simulation and fleet deployment.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (HD maps infrastructure)

Builds

HD map creation, ingestion, lifecycle management, and simulation workflows for AV autonomy stacks

Domain

Autonomous vehicles, robotics, geospatial data, distributed systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C++, Python, Go, SQL, Linux, Git, distributed systems, CI/CD, HD map structures, lane-level geometry, 3D spatial queries

Preferred skills

Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure, large-scale data processing frameworks, 3D geometry algorithms, point cloud data, ROS, Unreal Engine, MATLAB, Blender

Technologies

C++, Python, Go, JavaScript, SQL, Linux, Git, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, ROS, Unreal Engine, MATLAB, Blender

Responsibilities

Manage distributed simulation workflows for robotic control and perception testing; Architect scalable HD mapping workflows integrated into autonomy stacks; Design infrastructure for HD map creation, ingestion, and lifecycle management; Define and own the Dana for Physical AI map storage format; Develop real-time geometric query systems for 3D spatial queries; Support tooling to digitize road network geometry from lidar and imagery; Validate map changes against specifications; Troubleshoot simulation and onroad disengagement failures; Collaborate on requirements and feature roadmaps; Advise customers on simulation and mapping tool usage

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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