Software Engineer II, Motion Planning

Who we are:Founded in 2017, Gatik is the leader in autonomous middle mile logistics. We deliver goods safely and efficiently using medium duty trucks with a focus on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 customers such as Walmart and Loblaw. Gatik enables our customers to optimize their hub-and-spoke operations, enhance service levels and product flow across multiple locations while reducing labor costs and meeting an unprecedented expectation for faster deliveries.About the role:We are seeking senior or staff software engineers to join our planning team to build motion planning and decision-making systems and help mature new products all the way through to production.  Our planning team calculates safe paths for the autonomous vehicle to follow using mapping data, localization data, waypoints, and predicted actors around the vehicle. Your contribution will improve planning for emergency situations and planning for complicated maneuvers such as loading dock access and variable lane changes. This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Mountain View, CA office!What you'll do:Design, build, and test the algorithms for motion and behavior planning for autonomous driving on urban roads and highways.Provide end-to-end ownership of the path planning and decision-making systems, ensuring that the behavior of Gatik's vehicles is safe, smooth, and predictable to other road users.Build tools that prioritize and debug issues and contribute to the development of simulation architecture to enable Gatik's software stack to be trained, tested, prototyped, and validated in a virtual environment.Develop a thorough understanding of the constraints and challenges of path planning for Gatik's unique use case and ODD.Own the vehicle functions end to end, integrate the algorithms into Gatik's software stack, and mature them to production quality.Automate scenario generation of on-road experiences using analytical and learned techniques.What we're looking for:Masters’ or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or related field2+ years of related experienceExpertise in large-scale cloud infrastructure, e.g. G-Cloud or AWSIndustry experience with software development for autonomous vehiclesExperience with C/C++, PythonExperience in code optimization or high-performance computingExperience in designing and implementing real-time on-device behavior and motion planning and control algorithms.Experience in collaborating with other engineers on system integration and scaling up product deployment.Experience in conducting code and design reviews.More about Gatik:With headquarters in Mountain View, CA and offices in Canada, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, Gatik is establishing new standards of success for the autonomous trucking industry every day. Visit us at Gatik for more company information and Jobs @ Gatik for more open roles.Gatik News:The 10 most innovative companies in transportation of 2023America’s Best Startup Employers of 2023 by ForbesAmerica’s Best Startup Employers of 2022 by ForbesGatik been named as a 2023 FreightTech 25 winner!Gatik named a TIME Best Invention of 2022Apeksha Kumavat recognized on the Inc. 2022 Female Founders 100 ListGatik’s Gautam Narang on the importance of knowing your customerGatik CEO Gautam Narang was Named Among the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2022 by Goldman SachsTaking care of our team:At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment’s sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.