Staff Software Engineer - Foundations and Frameworks Runtime Infrastructure

Position Overview

Latitude AI (lat.ai) is developing automated driving technologies, including L3, for Ford vehicles at scale. We are driven by the opportunity to reimagine what it's like to drive and make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. When you join the Latitude team, you'll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to making a real, positive impact on the driving experience for millions of people. As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif.

We are searching for a Staff Software Engineer to join the Foundations and Frameworks Runtime Infrastructure (RI) team at Latitude AI. As a Staff Software Engineer within the RI group, you will be responsible for designing, delivering, and maintaining software systems that run as part of our advanced driver assist system. The team works cross-functionally with several groups including systems engineering, autonomy (localization, perception, planning, controls), the onboard platform team, and project management. You will be an integral part of the team collaborating closely with the broader Latitude AI organization, including experts in machine learning, robotics, sensor processing, and simulation, helping to optimize their development and speed their time to delivery.

The goal of the RI team is to provide infrastructure support to the rest of the development groups by creating world-class features and tools while also collaborating closely with stakeholders to understand and service their unique needs. Latitude AI is a team-centric organization, and the RI team plays a key role in providing features to enhance development while at the same time providing a reliable, stable, and safe system that stakeholders can count on. The Foundations and Frameworks team develops the core execution and messaging frameworks that underpin the rest of the technology stack and provide the conduit for fast, efficient synchronization between the core compute systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test the reliable and high-performance software that all autonomy functions are built on.
• Develop tools for providing insight into the performance and behavior of the system.
• Work closely with the simulation team to ensure that the runtime system is accurately tested off-vehicle in a virtual environment.
• Create automated unit and integration tests that verify the software works as expected and meets the requirements.
• Collaborate with autonomy teams to ensure the runtime infrastructure integrates well with their systems, enabling their success.
• Participate in system-wide software architecture development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience).
• Proven experience in developing embedded software or robotics software on a resource-constrained compute platform.
• At least 5 years of development experience using C++11 or newer in a systems programming role.
• Experience developing in a Linux or Unix environment.
• Ability to design software components and systems and clearly communicate your designs through documents, diagrams, and presentations.
• Strong team player able to operate effectively on cross-functional teams to deliver an integrated software product.
• Track record of operating effectively on cross-functional product development teams culminating in successful launches.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Bazel.
• Experience with ROS or another robotics middleware.

Company Information

Latitude AI (lat.ai) develops automated driving technologies, including L3, for Ford vehicles at scale. We’re driven by the opportunity to reimagine what it’s like to drive and make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone.

As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif.