Mission Summary

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Ground Truth regression model evaluation team. Our team’s metrics are used to guide training and evaluation of Motional’s neural networks, our dashboards are used to guide strategic decisions across all levels of the company, and our infrastructure provides always-available critical tools to research scientists and developers.

What you’ll do:

Build and enhance complex UIs that allow Motional engineers to evaluate their latest code and compare its accuracy against both other code and ground truth data
Work on the underlying APIs that – among other things – serve these user interfaces
Develop new (and improve existing) metrics and data pipelines
Improve the large scale Machine Learning infrastructure that powers Motional’s understanding of autonomous vehicles
Collaborate with cross-functional ML and robotics teams, working together to design for scalability, testability, flexibility and cost efficiency

What we’re looking for:

5+ years strong meaningful individual contributor experience as a software engineer
Expert JavaScript (ideally TypeScript) and React skills
Moderate or heavy Python experience
Experience developing large, cloud-based applications
Exposure to architectural patterns of high-scale web applications (e.g. well-designed APIs, high volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms)
High level of comfort with both relational and columnar databases (we primarily use PostgreSQL and ClickHouse)
Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent professional experience

Bonus points:

Strong AWS cloud development experience or certifications
Experience developing serverless microservices
Familiarity with JS-based charting libraries
Go experience

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range

$155,300—$207,000 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren’t just developing driverless cars; we’re creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry’s largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world’s first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world’s longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

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