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# Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning

- **Company:** PlusAI, Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Vision, C++ (Programming Language), Data Visualization, Industry Standard Architecture, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Motion Planning, Open Source Technology, Robotic Automation Software, Software Engineering, Product Software Implementation Methods, Git, Production Code
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/456c2087-af9d-4e26-ab2f-901ba5686a6a/senior-software-engineer-motion-planning

## About the Role

* MS or PhD in Computer/Software Engineering, Robotics, Robotic Systems Development, or related field.
 * Experience developing production code in C++, with python experience as an added advantage.
 * Applied robotics experience in any of: Robotics/ Motion Planning/Computer Vision/Machine Learning
 * Strong oral and written communication skills., * PhD + 1-2 years or MS + 3-4 years of experience

## Description

As a Senior Software Engineer, Planning for self-driving trucks, you will work on developing cutting-edge software that takes data from a multitude of sensors such as cameras, radars and lidars, and converts them into actionable information for downstream components like prediction and planning. Responsibilities:

 * Design, develop and deploy motion planning software to support PlusAI's planning, using the latest techniques in lateral and longitudinal motion planning.
 * Utilize latest C++ numerical optimization frameworks (e.g. qpOasys) and industry standard software tools (git, ROS, etc.) to integrate new lateral and longitudinal motion planning algorithms into our production system.
 * Perform system level diagnostics and tuning using in-house visualization tools and open-source visualization platforms (e.g. webviz)
 * Use good oral and written communication skills to collaborate with other engineers to produce system designs that are approved at a high level before software implementation begins