Staff/Sr. Staff Software Engineer – Planning/Path Core

About the Company

DiDi's autonomous driving unit was established in 2016 with the mission of developing Level 4 autonomous driving (AD) technology to make transportation safer and more efficient. In August 2019, the unit became an independent company, DiDi Autonomous Driving, dedicated to advanced AD R&D, product application, and business expansion. We believe integrating AD technology into a shared-mobility fleet will generate immense social value. By leveraging DiDi's specialized technology, operational expertise, and integrated ecosystem, we are positioned to build and operate a highly efficient, user-oriented autonomous fleet.

About the Role

We are seeking a Staff or Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the core path planning for our autonomous vehicles. You will architect high-performance systems for trajectory generation and optimization that form the foundation of our planning stack, while integrating ML model to further boost vehicle performance and behavior.

Responsibilities

• Architect the core path planning system for real-time trajectory generation and optimization, including geometric search, optimization, open space search etc.
• Lead performance optimization of motion planning algorithms and system architecture, leverage CPU/GPU to boost the computation efficiency.
• Drive the development of safety-critical, low-latency C++ modules.
• Provide technical leadership on software architecture and performance engineering.
• Manage the team by designing OKRs, setting milestones and performance review for the team members.

Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in CS, Robotics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in autonomous systems or robotics.
• Expert proficiency in C++ for safety-critical, real-time systems.
• Deep expertise in motion planning algorithms and system architecture.
• Proven track record as a technical lead shipping complex systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading a planning or controls team in autonomous driving.
• Expertise in trajectory optimization and search-based planning.
• Background in system performance optimization for real-time system's efficiency.

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