Senior Software Engineer, Simulation & World Models

Job description

### **About the Role** We are building the next generation of autonomous trucking technology to make freight transportation safer, more efficient, and more scalable. Our Simulation team develops the virtual environments, testing infrastructure, and AI-driven simulation systems that enable rapid development and validation of autonomous driving software. We leverage large-scale simulation, synthetic data generation, reinforcement learning environments, and emerging world-model technologies to accelerate autonomy development. We are seeking a software engineer with strong C++ expertise and a passion for building scalable simulation systems. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of autonomous driving, simulation, robotics, and AI. ### **What You'll Do** ### **Build Autonomous Driving Simulation Systems** - Design and develop high-performance simulation infrastructure for autonomous vehicle development and validation - Build scalable systems for scenario generation, simulation execution, and evaluation - Develop simulation tooling used by Perception, Prediction, Planning, and Controls teams - Improve simulation realism, scalability, and operational efficiency - Collaborate across teams to support testing, validation, and development workflows ### **Develop AI-Driven Simulation Capabilities** - Build infrastructure supporting reinforcement learning and closed-loop evaluation workflows - Develop systems for synthetic data generation and automated scenario creation - Collaborate with ML engineers and researchers to integrate learned models into simulation environments - Explore emerging approaches in world modeling, agent simulation, and Physical AI ### **Engineering Excellence** - Write production-quality C++ and Python code - Participate in architecture and technical design discussions - Build reliable, maintainable, and well-tested systems - Contribute to code reviews and engineering best practices - Create clear technical documentation for systems and tools ### **Required** **Qualifications** - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field - 3+ years of professional software development experience - Strong expertise in modern C++ (C++17 or newer preferred) - Experience designing and developing production software systems - Strong understanding of: - Multithreading and concurrency - Memory management - Performance optimization - Software architecture and system design - Experience working with simulation, robotics, gaming, or autonomous systems ### **Preferred** **Qualifications** - Experience with simulation platforms such as: - CARLA - Isaac Sim - Unreal Engine - Familiarity with reinforcement learning concepts and workflows - Experience with agent-based simulation or closed-loop simulation systems - Experience building synthetic data generation pipelines - Experience with ROS or ROS2 - Experience with cloud-native infrastructure such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, or GCP - Familiarity with machine learning infrastructure and large-scale data processing systems ### **Nice to Have** - Experience in autonomous driving or robotics applications - Experience with multi-agent simulation systems - Familiarity with world models, generative simulation, or Physical AI technologies - Experience with sensor simulation, including camera, lidar, or radar - Experience with physics engines and real-time systems - Experience with CUDA, OpenGL, Vulkan, or graphics programming ### **What We're Looking For** - Strong software engineering fundamentals - Systems-thinking mindset and attention to detail - Curiosity about simulation, AI, robotics, and autonomous systems - Ability to work across simulation, infrastructure, and machine learning domains - Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving technical challenges - Passion for building the next generation of intelligent simulation platforms