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About the Role

We are building the next generation of autonomous trucking technology to make freight transportation safer, more efficient, and more scalable.

Our Simulation team develops the virtual environments, testing infrastructure, and AI-driven simulation systems that enable rapid development and validation of autonomous driving software. We leverage large-scale simulation, synthetic data generation, reinforcement learning environments, and emerging world-model technologies to accelerate autonomy development.

We are seeking a software engineer with strong C++ expertise and a passion for building scalable simulation systems. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of autonomous driving, simulation, robotics, and AI.

What You'll Do

Build Autonomous Driving Simulation Systems

Design and develop high-performance simulation infrastructure for autonomous vehicle development and validation

Build scalable systems for scenario generation, simulation execution, and evaluation

Develop simulation tooling used by Perception, Prediction, Planning, and Controls teams

Improve simulation realism, scalability, and operational efficiency

Collaborate across teams to support testing, validation, and development workflows

Develop AI-Driven Simulation Capabilities

Build infrastructure supporting reinforcement learning and closed-loop evaluation workflows

Develop systems for synthetic data generation and automated scenario creation

Collaborate with ML engineers and researchers to integrate learned models into simulation environments

Explore emerging approaches in world modeling, agent simulation, and Physical AI

Engineering Excellence

Write production-quality C++ and Python code

Participate in architecture and technical design discussions

Build reliable, maintainable, and well-tested systems

Contribute to code reviews and engineering best practices

Create clear technical documentation for systems and tools

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

3+ years of professional software development experience

Strong expertise in modern C++ (C++17 or newer preferred)

Experience designing and developing production software systems

Strong understanding of:

Multithreading and concurrency

Memory management

Performance optimization

Software architecture and system design

Experience working with simulation, robotics, gaming, or autonomous systems

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with simulation platforms such as:

CARLA

Isaac Sim

Unreal Engine

Familiarity with reinforcement learning concepts and workflows

Experience with agent-based simulation or closed-loop simulation systems

Experience building synthetic data generation pipelines

Experience with ROS or ROS2

Experience with cloud-native infrastructure such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, or GCP

Familiarity with machine learning infrastructure and large-scale data processing systems

Nice to Have

Experience in autonomous driving or robotics applications

Experience with multi-agent simulation systems

Familiarity with world models, generative simulation, or Physical AI technologies

Experience with sensor simulation, including camera, lidar, or radar

Experience with physics engines and real-time systems

Experience with CUDA, OpenGL, Vulkan, or graphics programming

What We're Looking For

Strong software engineering fundamentals

Systems-thinking mindset and attention to detail

Curiosity about simulation, AI, robotics, and autonomous systems

Ability to work across simulation, infrastructure, and machine learning domains

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving technical challenges

Passion for building the next generation of intelligent simulation platforms