CareerPlan

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Behavior Testing

California - HQFull-time$160k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10

Core

Transforming the Verification & Validation (V&V) ecosystem for autonomous driving by implementing, standardizing, and automating test pipelines and workflows to prove system safety.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Autonomy Behavior Testing & V&V Automation)

Builds

Automated test pipelines, unified triage workflows, and validation tooling for autonomous vehicle systems.

Domain

Autonomous driving / Robotics / Systems Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, C++, large-scale simulation pipeline design, systems engineering concepts (sensing/perception/prediction/planning), automated test pipeline architecture, root cause analysis, cross-functional technical guidance

Preferred skills

Behavior verification, Fault detection and Response (FDR) testing, triage prioritization strategies, linking test results to Autonomy safety case evidence

Technologies

Python, C++, Simulation environments

Responsibilities

Design and implement automated test pipelines and tooling; Drive standardization across testing modalities via unified triage workflows; Establish continuous feedback loops for V&V process improvement; Translate system/pipeline gaps into technical requests for partner teams; Collaborate on and validate solutions with partner teams (Simulation, Data Platform, Infra).

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC