Job Description
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Software Engineer II. The Behavioral Simulation team is responsible for building a simulation engine that simulates the systems downstream of the perception system. The team work on realistic actor behaviors and other infrastructure tooling for generating motion planning sims.
. In This Role You Will - Develop software in standard C++17 and Python, using modern best practices. This is a hands-on software development role.
- Contributing to engineering best practices on a large and complex code base.
- Have an opportunity to tackle end-to-end simulation and autonomy behavior evaluation challenges across various areas of the autonomy system, including motion planning, mapping, localization.
- Design and develop critical simulation and offline testing engines and tools.
- Create and extend software for world entities, adaptive behavior, pathfinding, road networks, computational mathematics, spatial queries, collision detection, vehicle control, vehicle dynamics, etc.
Required Qualifications - Good development skills in C++, including modern C++ (11, 14, 17, 20)
- Understanding of common software performance issues and design tradeoffs
- BS or higher degree in robotics, computer science, software development, mathematics, or similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
Desirable Qualifications - Industry experience designing and programming C++ software
- Knowledge of linear algebra, computational geometry, or numerical methods
- Mindset for ownership, growth
- Customer orientation
- Experience with rigid body simulation
- Experience with Lie groups (modern geometry)
The base salary range for this position is $139,000-$201,000 per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.
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