{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"21a8b559b8aebaedfa8f11a4","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/21a8b559b8aebaedfa8f11a4","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/21a8b559b8aebaedfa8f11a4","title":"Autonomy Algorithm Engineer, Planning & Prediction","description":"About The Role\nYou will design and ship the algorithms that decide how our trucks move. This spans classical motion planning and behavior, a growing learning-based prediction and planning pipeline, and the online mapping and map-building layer that planning depends on. You will work end to end — from problem framing and algorithm design through implementation, on-vehicle validation, and the cases that come back from the road. This is a hands‑on engineering role for someone who wants their work driving real freight on public highways.\n\nWhat You’ll Do\n\nDevelop and improve motion planning and behavior algorithms for highway and surface‑street driving.\n\nBuild the learning‑based pipeline for prediction and planning: data curation, model design and training, and integration on‑vehicle.\n\nAdvance online mapping and map‑building, and the real‑time map signals that planning consumes.\n\nTurn road and simulation cases into root‑cause analysis, algorithmic fixes, and regression coverage that prevents recurrence.\n\nCollaborate across perception, control, simulation, and operations to take features from design through validated release.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nB.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n\n2 + years building production algorithms in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or a comparable real‑time system.\n\nStrong C++ and Python; comfortable owning performance‑sensitive code that runs on‑vehicle.\n\nSolid foundation in at least one of: motion planning and optimization, prediction/behavior modeling, or mapping.\n\nA track record of shipping algorithms that ran on real hardware or in production, not only in research or simulation.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience with learning‑based components in a planning or prediction stack (sequence/trajectory models, imitation or reinforcement learning, model training and deployment pipelines, GPU inference in a real‑time loop).\n\nExperience with online/HD mapping, reference‑line or lane‑graph generation.\n\nFamiliarity with the planning–perception interface: uncertainty representation, occlusion reasoning, safety and liability evaluation, and agent modeling.\n\nExperience operating in a safety‑critical or heavily validated software environment.\n\nBackground in autonomous trucking or highway‑speed autonomy.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Bot Auto","rawCompany":"bot auto","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-06-20T04:26:37.594Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.08","title":"Robotics Engineers","slug":"robotics-engineers"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"17-2141.02","title":"Automotive Engineers","slug":"automotive-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"336110","title":"Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing","slug":"automobile-and-light-duty-motor-vehicle-manufacturing"},{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Autonomy Algorithm Engineer, Planning & Prediction","description":"About The Role\nYou will design and ship the algorithms that decide how our trucks move. This spans classical motion planning and behavior, a growing learning-based prediction and planning pipeline, and the online mapping and map-building layer that planning depends on. You will work end to end — from problem framing and algorithm design through implementation, on-vehicle validation, and the cases that come back from the road. This is a hands‑on engineering role for someone who wants their work driving real freight on public highways.\n\nWhat You’ll Do\n\nDevelop and improve motion planning and behavior algorithms for highway and surface‑street driving.\n\nBuild the learning‑based pipeline for prediction and planning: data curation, model design and training, and integration on‑vehicle.\n\nAdvance online mapping and map‑building, and the real‑time map signals that planning consumes.\n\nTurn road and simulation cases into root‑cause analysis, algorithmic fixes, and regression coverage that prevents recurrence.\n\nCollaborate across perception, control, simulation, and operations to take features from design through validated release.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nB.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n\n2 + years building production algorithms in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or a comparable real‑time system.\n\nStrong C++ and Python; comfortable owning performance‑sensitive code that runs on‑vehicle.\n\nSolid foundation in at least one of: motion planning and optimization, prediction/behavior modeling, or mapping.\n\nA track record of shipping algorithms that ran on real hardware or in production, not only in research or simulation.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience with learning‑based components in a planning or prediction stack (sequence/trajectory models, imitation or reinforcement learning, model training and deployment pipelines, GPU inference in a real‑time loop).\n\nExperience with online/HD mapping, reference‑line or lane‑graph generation.\n\nFamiliarity with the planning–perception interface: uncertainty representation, occlusion reasoning, safety and liability evaluation, and agent modeling.\n\nExperience operating in a safety‑critical or heavily validated software environment.\n\nBackground in autonomous trucking or highway‑speed autonomy.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","datePosted":"2026-06-20T04:26:37.594Z","dateModified":"2026-06-20T04:26:37.594Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Bot Auto","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Millbrae","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"21a8b559b8aebaedfa8f11a4"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/21a8b559b8aebaedfa8f11a4"}}