Motion planning senior software development engineer

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Motion planning senior software development engineer to develop key features for its autonomous driving platform. You will work on a mix of Trajectory planning and Motion Planning problems to build focused software solutions, collaborating with established teams to design and mature new products. Responsibilities: Lead the entire feature lifecycle, driving motion planning solutions from initial design through to full productization and deployment. Model L2, L3, and L4 vehicle behaviors and driving modes by formulating them as optimal-control problems, integrating perception, prediction data, and user-comfort preferences. Enhance driving behavior and support overall product quality by engaging in continuous issue triage alongside product and user-experience engineers. Improve optimization solver performance using instruction parallelization and memory optimization techniques. Requirements: 8+ years of relevant experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Proven ability to develop high-quality C++ software within large, collaborative codebases. Strong skills in applied mathematics, with proficiency in linear algebra, differential equations, numerical methods, and convex optimization. Preferred qualifications: Prior experience contributing to product development within the Autonomous Driving industry. Expertise in constrained optimization-based trajectory generation for vehicle dynamics and performance optimization for in-car deployment. Familiarity with advanced motion planning algorithms, including lattice-based planners, hybrid A , D , and RRTs. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are: 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 4; and 224,000 USD – 356,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Job Data by YubHub .