Manager, Perception Frameworks

In this role, you will:

• Lead a team of software engineers within Perception, applying both technical and managerial expertise to achieve high-impact results.
• Define and drive the short-term and long-term technical roadmap for the team, aligning with broader company-wide objectives.
• Grow and mentor the team through strategic hiring and continued professional development.
• Collaborate with other Perception subteams, including those focused on algorithm development, verification and validation, and labeling tools, as well as the Prediction and Planning teams to address complex urban driving challenges.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives with teams in Simulation, ML Infrastructure, Data Science, Systems Design, Mission Assurance, QA, and others.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in programming and algorithm design.
• Strong background in system architecture design.
• Expertise in C++.
• Proven ability to develop and deploy real-time systems that solve complex problems.
• Experience in optimizing the throughput of intricate software pipelines.

Bonus Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with distributed computing using Ray.
• Experience with autonomous systems and robotics.
• Experience in cloud-based processing of perception or similar data.