Uber

Sr Software Engineer (C++) - AV Labs

Uber$202K — $224K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of relevant software engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • Proficient in C++ within Linux environments
  • Experience in the Autonomous Driving field preferred
  • Demonstrated success deploying algorithms in safety-critical physical systems
  • Advanced degrees (Master's or PhD) in Computer Vision, Game Theory, Robotics, or Machine Learning are a plus
  • Familiarity with Python is beneficial

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of autonomy algorithms for extracting semantic meaning from urban driving data
  • Architect onboard systems and manage sensor dependencies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure production-ready solutions
  • Design evaluation metrics for system performance and scalability
  • Build scalable solutions that maintain high availability and technical excellence

Benefits

  • Participation in Uber's bonus program
  • Potential eligibility for an equity award
  • Access to the 401(k) plan for saving for retirement
  • Various additional benefits for full-time employees
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be at the forefront of Physical AI, building advanced autonomy algorithms to add rich semantics to our massive driving data. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of the latest techniques that enable better data mining, deep scene understanding, and causal modeling of ego vehicle behavior. The ideal candidate will be able to identify complex edge cases, provide robust algorithmic solutions, and set a high technical excellence bar.
What the Candidate Will Do
  • Algorithm Development: Lead the development of autonomy algorithms that extract high-fidelity semantic meaning from complex urban edge cases to enrich our L4 data lake.
  • Systems Architecture Design: Architect onboard systems, including management of upstream sensor dependencies and evaluation metrics for the stack.
  • Technical Leadership: Partner with fellow engineers to architect, design, and build scalable solutions that can stand the test of scale and availability.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with platform, product, and security engineering teams to enable the successful deployment of the onboard systems into production.
Basic Qualifications
  • 4+ years of working experience in software engineering.
  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
  • Proficient in C++ and Linux environments.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in the Autonomous Driving domain.
  • Proven track record of deploying algorithms in safety-critical physical systems.
  • Master's or PhD degree in Computer Vision, Game Theory, Robotics, or Machine Learning.
  • Familiarity with python.


Responsibilities

For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year - USD $224,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

About Uber

Uber Entertainment, Inc. is a privately held video game development company headquartered in beautiful downtown Kirkland, WA. Uber is currently developing Planetary Annihilation, a next generation real time strategy game of epic proportions.

Uber Careers

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Size
29,300 employees
Market Cap
$48.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$6.7 billion
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+35.3%
Revenue
$11.1 billion
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