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# Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning

- **Company:** WAABI PARTNERS
- **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $158,000.0 - $269,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Search Algorithms, Motion Planning, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/081ab7b6-29c6-41ef-b5e5-138ce0fc939d/senior-staff-software-engineer-motion-planning

## About the Role

* MS/PhD or Bachelor degree with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Robotics and/or similar technical field(s) of study.
 * Experience in planning/decision making approaches (e.g., optimal control, optimization based approaches, search methods, probabilistic decision making).
 * Production-quality coding skill in Python or C++.
 * Solid problem solving skills using linear algebra, geometry, statistics & probability.
 * Ability to rapidly prototype and test new algorithms.
 * Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others.
 * Able to maintain progress towards long-term goals while working on short-term problems.
 * Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.

Bonus/nice to have:

 * Experience working in self-driving field.
 * Experience in optimization.

## Description

* Design and develop motion planning software and algorithms, building the brain which orchestrates decision making in dynamic, uncertain and interactive traffic scenarios.
 * Be part of a team of multidisciplinary Engineers and Research Scientists using an AI-first approach to enable safe self-driving at scale.
 * Participate and share ideas in technical and architecture discussions, collaborating with researchers and engineers to build a reliable autonomy stack for self-driving vehicles.