Software Engineer

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$120.00/hr - $145.00/hr

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Title: Software Engineer

Job Type: Contract

Target

Start Date:

ASAP

Work Location/Structure: Onsite in Foster City, CA

Our client, a leader in the automotive industry, is looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join their team for a 6‑month engagement. This project involves creating high‑level routes for autonomous vehicles, facilitating pick‑up and drop‑off requests with real‑time data, and enabling dynamic route planning through complex urban environments. This is a high‑impact role that requires a self‑motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.

• Investigating and diagnosing complex navigation scenarios, determining root causes, and engineering solutions to optimize autonomous vehicle routing behavior.
• Building tools and automation to accelerate analysis, starting with manual investigations and evolving toward scalable, repeatable workflows.
• Developing mission planner algorithms, including graph search and integration with behavioral planning.
• Working collaboratively with passionate team members to support the integration of software components across all teams.
• Integrating closely with Cloud Services, decision‑making, and trajectory planning and controls teams to allow dynamic planning.

• 6+ years of industry experience working on large code bases.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage your own time effectively to meet project goals.
• Experience with Linux and systems programming.
• Experience with database, front‑end and back‑end systems
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• Experience with build systems, version control, and testing methodologies.
• Strong communication skills to provide clear and concise status updates to the project team.
• Bonus: Understanding and experience with a variety of graph search techniques (A*, D*, Dijkstra) and strong proficiency in C++.

Mid‑Senior level

Contract

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Manufacturing