Pony.ai

Software Engineer, Decision Making & Path Planning

Pony.ai$120K — $200K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Proficient in C, C++, Python, or Java, with strong software engineering skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
  • Strong problem transformation and modeling skills
  • Creative thinker with a track record of solving complex industry-wide challenges

Responsibilities

  • Design architectures and algorithms for L4 Autonomous Driving Planning
  • Optimize safety fallbacks for model outputs ensuring safe vehicle operations
  • Develop redundant systems for L4 capabilities with lower compute power
  • Analyze and process big data for road-test applications
  • Develop simulations that accurately reflect real-world test scenarios

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth 401k)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Free Food & Snacks
Full Job Description
Responsibility

The team is responsible for determining how autonomous vehicles navigate based on real-time traffic conditions, including roads, surrounding environments, other vehicles, and pedestrians. It is one of the most core teams in autonomous driving. You will be responsible for one or more of the following tasks:
  1. Architecture design, algorithm, and system development for high-performance and highly reliable L4 Autonomous Driving Planning algorithms.
  2. Optimizing and providing safety fallbacks for end-to-end model outputs. Through post-processing, ensure vehicle behavior is safe and controllable, realizing an HD-map-independent autonomous driving system that satisfies L4 capabilities and requirements.
  3. Designing and developing a redundant system that satisfies L4 capabilities and requirements using lower compute power, select sensors, and end-to-end technology.
  4. Architecture design and system development for road-test big data analysis and processing.
  5. Simulation platform development, using massive road-test data to make the simulation platform better align with real-world road test scenarios.


Requirements

  • BS in Computer Science, ML, Robotics, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
  • General software engineering experience, proficient in at least one mainstream programming language (such as C, C++, Python, or Java) and familiar with common data structures and algorithms.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Excellent problem transformation and modeling capabilities, with creative thinking to solve challenging problems that haven't been resolved industry-wide.
Preferred
  • MS in Computer Science, ML Robotics, similar technical field of study
  • General software engineering experience solving motion planning or related robotics problems


Compensation and Benefits

Base Salary Range: $120,000 - $200,000 Annually

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on many factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation and this role may be eligible for bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.

Also, we provide the following benefits to the eligible employees:
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth 401k)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Free Food & Snacks

About Pony.ai

Pony.ai is a Chinese-American company that develops autonomous driving technology. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Fremont, California. Pony.ai has partnerships with automakers such as Toyota and Hyundai and has raised over $1 billion in funding. The company has expanded its services to include autonomous delivery and ride-hailing. Pony.ai has been recognized as one of the most innovative companies in the world by Fast Company.
Learn more about Pony.ai
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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