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Motional

All-electric driverless robotaxi service provider

Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Motion Planning

Software EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSingaporeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Five to seven or more years of professional software development experience, preferably in C++.
  • A bachelor's degree is required; a master's or PhD is preferred in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience developing algorithms in motion planning, navigation, robotics, or safety-critical systems.
  • Experience owning and leading technical development from problem formulation through algorithm design and implementation to delivery with impact.

Responsibilities

  • Develop state-of-the-art motion-planning algorithms to ensure the vehicle navigates safely and smoothly.
  • Design and build robust, scalable software to enable rapid exploration and evaluation of motion-planning approaches and algorithms.
  • Collaborate with upstream decision and behavior planning, prediction, and downstream motion-tracking algorithms.
  • Use modern development toolchains to enable rapid development cycles, including testing, simulation, and continuous integration.
  • Define and execute multi-quarter technical roadmaps and objectives and key results across multiple subsystems, influencing partner teams’ technical directions.
  • Lead technical discussions and establish team-level processes for system-level design, review, and implementation of advanced features and formulation improvements.
  • Own system-level architecture for core products, drive organization-wide incident response and severity reviews, and proactively optimize on-road performance and system reliability.
  • Mentor junior and senior team members to cultivate product-focused engineering, robust documentation, and continuous technical learning.

About the Company

Motional

All-electric driverless robotaxi service provider

Motional builds fully driverless, all-electric robotaxis for urban transportation. Its vehicles operate within ride-hailing and delivery networks by partnering with these services to provide autonomous mobility options. The cars use advanced sensors and software to navigate city streets safely, while a real-time Command Center monitors every robotaxi, allowing human agents to supervise operations, offer remote assistance, and ensure passenger safety. Motional differentiates itself through continuous real-time oversight, a scalable B2B model, and a focus on integrating autonomous vehicles into existing mobility networks rather than selling to individual consumers. The company aims to make driverless transportation safe, reliable, and accessible at scale, reducing costs and increasing efficiency for partners and riders alike.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$927.2M
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
2020

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