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Behavior Planning Software Engineer

Aurora
San Francisco, California
Full Time
Posted March 11, 2026
$126k - $201k
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Job Description

The Software Engineer will develop and implement real-time motion planning algorithms for autonomous vehicles, integrating machine learning and ensuring production-grade software quality to support Aurora's self-driving technology.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop real-time algorithms for selecting safe and comfortable trajectories for autonomous vehicles
  • Integrate motion planning with machine learning to create verifiable AI systems
  • Design and implement production-grade software for the Aurora Driver
  • Create metric suites and testing workflows for rapid algorithm iteration

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Robotics, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • At least 4 years of strong programming and software design skills in Python and/or C++, especially in low latency or real-time environments.
  • Experience in designing, building, and productionizing motion planning algorithms, including cost function design, optimization, or sampling-based techniques.

Benefits & Perks

Base salary range: 126,000 - 201,000 per year
Annual bonus eligibility
Equity compensation
Hybrid work environment with in-office presence at least 3 days per week

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