Easy applyno account needed

Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning

PlusAI · Robotic Software & Control Systems · Autonomous Driving · Master's Degree · Python · C++ · 10 months ago

Smart Apply

Similar jobs

2,162,240open jobs

138,897companies

239,737added this week

Browse all

Salary

$150k – $190k per year

Location

Hybrid (Santa Clara, United States)

Seniority

Senior · 3+ years exp

Visa

H-1B filings in 12 months: 5 · for this role: 3 · green card filings: 4

Employment

Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jan 30, 2026. PlusAI scores B on the Alion truth index.

Overview

Company

Impact

Profile match

PlusAI

PlusAI is an autonomous driving technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, that develops SuperDrive virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous heavy trucks together with truck makers, plus the HyperFoundry AI data platform. Founded in 2016, it runs a testing facility in Fremont and operations in Texas, keeps a European head office in Munich, and in 2025 agreed to go public through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp IX. Its openings are mainly for research and machine learning engineers in motion planning, reinforcement learning and vision-language-action models, software verification and validation engineers, data engineers and program managers.

plus.ai · HQ: Santa Clara, United States · Road Transport · Autonomous Driving · 201-500 employees · Est. 2016

Tech stack of PlusAI

Backed by Notable Capital

As a Senior Software Engineer, Planning for self-driving trucks, you will work on developing cutting-edge software that takes data from a multitude of sensors such as cameras, radars and lidars, and converts them into actionable information for downstream components like prediction and planning.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop and deploy motion planning software to support PlusAI’s planning, using the latest techniques in lateral and longitudinal motion planning.
Utilize latest C++ numerical optimization frameworks (e.g. qpOasys) and industry standard software tools (git, ROS, etc.) to integrate new lateral and longitudinal motion planning algorithms into our production system.
Perform system level diagnostics and tuning using in-house visualization tools and open-source visualization platforms (e.g. webviz)
Use good oral and written communication skills to collaborate with other engineers to produce system designs that are approved at a high level before software implementation begins

Required Qualifications:

MS or PhD in Computer/Software Engineering, Robotics, Robotic Systems Development, or related field.
Experience developing production code in C++, with python experience as an added advantage.
Applied robotics experience in any of: Robotics/ Motion Planning/Computer Vision/Machine Learning
Strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

PhD + 1-2 years or MS + 3-4 years of experience

Free account

Stop reading job ads. Get the ones that fit.

One free account turns this page into a shortlist built around your stack, your level and your pay.

Match on every job. Stack, seniority, pay and location, scored against your profile.

2,162,240 open roles. Read straight off company career pages, refreshed every day.

Unlimited applications. Every one you send is tracked in one place, on-site or on a company board.

3 tailored CVs a month. Rewritten for the exact job you are applying to. Included free.

Create a free account Continue with Google

Free forever. No card. Under a minute.

Your match

How well do you fit this role?

Two answers are enough for a real match. No account needed.

Check my fit

Answers stay in this browser until you create an account.

Recommended for you based on this role

Robotics

Similar stack

Same company

Santa Clara

Robot Welder Programmer 1 hour ago

$44k – $52k per year · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · High School Diploma · Webb City

Apply