As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer, you'll architect and implement scenario frameworks for simulation software, collaborate on development, and ensure code quality and API design.
Waabi, founded by AI pioneer and visionary Raquel Urtasun, is an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology. With a world class team and an innovative approach that unleashes the power of AI to “drive” safely in the real world, Waabi is bringing the promise of self-driving closer to commercialization than ever before. Waabi is backed by best-in-class investors across the technology, logistics and the Canadian innovation ecosystem.
With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai
The Behaviors team at Waabi develops cutting-edge simulation agents and scenario generation algorithms for Waabi World, our simulation platform. As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer on our Behaviors team, you will create the next generation of simulation software for autonomous driving. You will work closely with our multidisciplinary team of research scientists and software engineers to build innovative, practical, and scalable solutions to challenging problems as part of our next-generation self-driving solution.
You will...
- Architect and implement the next generation of our scenario framework, evolving it to support scenario generation at scale for Waabi World and Mixed Reality Testing.
- Design clean, intuitive APIs that empower researchers, autonomy developers, and systems engineers across Waabi to author and generate scenarios easily and efficiently.
- Build robust systems in Python and Rust that balance flexibility, performance, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with researchers to productionize cutting-edge research into robust, scalable systems.
- Champion engineering excellence and contribute to the technical direction of the team.
Qualifications:
- Strong software engineering fundamentals with proven experience architecting and refactoring complex production systems.
- Demonstrated excellence in API design, particularly for developer-facing tools and frameworks.
- Passion for software craftsmanship–you care deeply about code quality, API ergonomics, and developer experience.
Bonus/nice to have:
- Experience in self-driving, traffic simulation, or a related field.
- Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Jax.
- Experience with imitation learning, reinforcement learning, planning, and/or robotics.
- Experience with simulation systems, game engines, or related technologies.
The US yearly salary range for this role is: $158,000 - $269,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi (US) Inc.’s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.
Perks/Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity awards.
- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
- Unlimited Vacation.
- Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
- Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
- Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.
- As we grow, this list continues to evolve!
Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!
Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.
Top Skills
Python
Rust
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