Software Engineer, Waabi

Simulation Platform

$109-200k

Salary based on US candidates, salary may differ for Canada based candidates. + Equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus

Python

C++

Rust

Junior and Mid level

Remote in Canada, US

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

AI powered self-driving technology

Open for applications

AI powered self-driving technology

101-200 employees

B2BTravelCarsAugmented RealitySaaS

Open for applications

$109-200k

Salary based on US candidates, salary may differ for Canada based candidates. + Equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus

Python

C++

Rust

Junior and Mid level

Remote in Canada, US

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

101-200 employees

B2BTravelCarsAugmented RealitySaaS

Company mission

To bring commercially viable self-driving technology to society.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 1+ years of industry experience in Computer Science, Robotics and/or similar technical field(s) of study
Experience with at least one of Python, C++, Rust
Experience working with internal cross-functional partners/stakeholders when building software frameworks
Open-minded and collaborative team player with willingness to help others
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Experienced in reading and developing production quality software, versus only creating prototypes/proof of concepts. This includes:
Experience designing interfaces between systems
Understanding of test-driven and API-driven development methodologies
Experience with software performance, optimization, and profiling

Desirable

Experience with game development or building simulators
Experience in autonomous systems, robotics or machine learning
Experience with concurrency and determinism
Experience working in parallel computing environments
Experience working with cloud infrastructure
Experience with system design/architecture, algorithms, data structure design

What the job involves

Contribute to and improve our state of the art self-driving simulator Waabi World to accelerate autonomous vehicle (AV) development
Improve the scalability and performance of the simulation platform to run simulations efficiently at an extremely large scale
Design and implement orchestration software between simulation subcomponents including the autonomy system, data-driven actor models, and sensor simulation powered by generative AI
Participate and share ideas in technical and architecture discussions, collaborating with researchers and engineers
Work closely with internal users to understand their requirements and workflows and propose new features to streamline and improve their experience using the simulator
Advocate and set patterns for software development

Our take

Autonomous vehicle technology is rapidly developing and many sectors are recognising its value. However, whilst the self-driving industry has made significant advancements there is much more that can be done. There are challenges in this space surrounding scale and developing commercially viable self-driving technology.

Waabi hopes to tackle these challenges and be the leader in self-driving technology with their "AI first approach". The company said that combined with a closed-loop simulator, this approach will allow both common driving scenarios and safety-critical edge cases to be tested at scale - solving one of the key issues in the industry.

Waabi successfully raised one of the largest Series A rounds ever raised in Canada, and has gone on to raise fresh Volvo and Uber-led funding in early 2024. While the company's focus is currently on autonomous long-haul trucking (launching its first generation of trucks in November 2022), the company is well set to lead the next generation of self-driving technology.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

81% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Jun 2024

$200m

SERIES B

Jun 2021

$71.6m

SERIES A

Total funding: $271.6m

Company benefits

Equity awards
Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only)
Unlimited Vacation
Flexible hours and Work from Home support
Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually
Annual performance bonus

Company HQ

Downtown Toronto, Toronto, ON

Articles

Waabi founder: AI-based self-driving technology ‘will change the world as we know it’

Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun on the importance of differentiating your startup

Waabi unveils its first-generation self-driving truck

Volvo backs Waabi to accelerate driverless trucks commercialization

Waabi Raises $200M USD to Launch Fully Driverless Trucks in 2025

Uber, Khosla, Nvidia invest in $200 million funding round for autonomous trucking startup Waabi

Leadership

Raquel Urtasun

(CEO)

Previously worked at Uber as Chief Scientist, Head of Uber ATG R&D. Is also a professor at the University of Toronto.

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