Principal Engineer - AV Simulation and Evaluation
Core
Architect and build core platform systems for AV simulation and evaluation infrastructure to accelerate Level 4 autonomous driving development.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Distributed Systems & Data Infrastructure)
Builds
Simulation and evaluation infrastructure, data pipelines, and workflows for AV/Robotics teams
Domain
Autonomous Vehicles (AV) / Robotics / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Distributed systems design, High-performance data systems, Binary serialization, Data format design, Backend stack engineering, Performance optimization, Workflow orchestration
Preferred skills
AV/Robotics concepts (kinematics, control, vision), Sensor data pipelines (ROS, MCAP), Legacy system migration
Technologies
Go, Python, Java, Protobuf, Arrow, Parquet, MCAP, Temporal.io
Responsibilities
Design and build simulation/evaluation infrastructure, Evolve efficient data formats for AV evaluation, Build reliable services and data pipelines at massive scale, Optimize performance across the stack, Build diagnostic and observability tooling, Drive adoption of new standards in physical AI tooling
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
