Principal Software Engineer, Team Lead – Perception Platforms

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🕒 October 19

🎰 Nevada, Massachusetts, +1 more states – Remote

🎰 Nevada – Remote 🍂 Massachusetts – Remote 🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $240k - $330k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Motional

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

Motional is a leading company in the development of autonomous vehicles, focusing on making driverless transportation a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. A joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional has been at the forefront of driverless technology for decades, creating SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles for ride-hail and delivery services. The company emphasizes safety and innovation, leveraging advanced machine learning and automotive technology to build fully driverless vehicles that integrate smoothly into mobility networks, providing an enjoyable experience for daily transportation and deliveries.

📋 Description

• Build, lead, and manage a high-performing team creating, maintaining, and optimizing internal data, training, and evaluation pipelines for the perception modeling team • Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and career development opportunities to team members • Define team goals, priorities, and roadmap in alignment with company objectives • Work with ML engineers to identify and resolve technical challenges • Contribute directly to implementing improvements and optimizing machine learning workflows • Architect and execute technologies and methodologies accelerating ML development from concept through deployment and maintenance • Lead design and code reviews • Set quality standards and ensure adoption of best practices • Foster cross-functional collaboration aligned with organizational goals

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3+ years in a formal or informal leadership or mentorship role • 2+ years of experience developing, operating, or supporting distributed machine learning training across clusters of GPU nodes • BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field • Passion for remaining hands-on and ability to contribute high-quality, production-level code to a shared codebase • Fluency in Python and familiarity with NumPy and Pandas • Proven backend development experience and experience leading the architecture of complex systems • Deep understanding of ML or Perception topics • Experience designing and delivering data visualization tools or internal engineering dashboards • Expert knowledge of software engineering principles, source control management, build processes, code reviews, and testing methods • Expertise in concurrency, parallel processing, and database systems • Experience with distributed computing frameworks like Kubernetes and Ray • Experience developing and deploying Perception systems for autonomous vehicles or robotics • Proficiency in modern C++ (C++14/17 or later) • Experience building products with current LLMs and MCP protocols • Experience with GPU-accelerated data processing • Familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or other modern ML development platforms • Experience in project management and successfully delivering complex technical projects • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401k with a company match • Health saving accounts • Life insurance • Pet insurance • Bonus or company equity may be included as additional compensation • Diversity and inclusive work environment