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Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Onboard Software (Sensors)

United States·San FranciscoFull-timesenior

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Requirements Summary

- 7+ years of industry experience working on fielded sensor systems (cameras, lidar, radar, GPS, IMU) - Enjoy collaborating with large teams that span many disciplines from engineering to operations.

Technical Tools

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Robots need to see the world they live in to make informed decisions. The Onboard Sensors Team brings that sight to our robot trucks. We are currently growing our small group to support integrating, fielding, ruggedizing and productionizing our sensor systems to allow Waabi Driver to navigate roads and freeways - charting a new path forward in how freight is moved. We work with live vehicles everyday, learning how to best shape our sensor platform to fit our vision of the future. Come help us build the most reliable AV platform and have a great time doing it!

You will…

- Help shape the Waabi sensors platform as we scale from.

- Solve challenging integration issues across a number of sensor modalities (LIDAR, RADAR, cameras...).

- Deploy and debug software on real vehicles operating in the field daily.

- Integrate new types of sensors into existing and future onboard platforms.

- Work closely with multidisciplinary development teams to design and build innovative sensor solutions.

- Work closely with operations teams to understand live system behavior, resolve issues and form opinions on how we can mature our system going forward.

Qualifications:

- 7+ years of industry experience working on fielded sensor systems (cameras, lidar, radar, GPS, IMU)

- Enjoy collaborating with large teams that span many disciplines from engineering to operations.

- Have a passion for developing efficient, readable and testable code.

- Expert level C\C++ or Rust (we use Rust) in resource constrained environments.

- Have, independently, lead engineering effort to solve critical systems problems.

- Have fielded and debugged Linux systems below the application level.

- Firm grasp of how time plays a role in coordinated systems.

- Passionate about self-driving technologies.

- Some electronics experience - ability to read a schematic and use basic test equipment.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

San Francisco, United States

Hybrid — some on-site time required

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Posted: September 30, 2025
First seen: March 26, 2026
Last seen: May 13, 2026

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Waabi is an AI company developing generative AI-powered autonomous driving technology for long-haul trucking, aiming for commercial deployment in 2025.

Employees

125

Founded

2021

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