Senior / Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Waabi

Onboard Software

$155-240k

+ Equity incentive awards + Annual performance bonus

C++

Rust

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

3-5 days a week in office

AI powered self-driving technology

Posted today

AI powered self-driving technology

101-200 employees

B2BTravelCarsAugmented RealitySaaS

Posted today

$155-240k

+ Equity incentive awards + Annual performance bonus

C++

Rust

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

3-5 days a week in office

101-200 employees

B2BTravelCarsAugmented RealitySaaS

Company mission

To bring commercially viable self-driving technology to society.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

An experienced (5+ years) developer who codes embedded software on low level ARM microcontrollers and processors (sometimes with an RTOS) with one hand while wielding an oscilloscope probe with the other
A developer who cares about building beautiful (but pragmatic) reusable embedded code and the systems to test and maintain that code
A technical leader who enjoys mentoring junior developers and engineers and collaborating across teams
Deep experience with any of C/C++/Rust (we primarily use Rust)
Experienced working on safety-critical, hi-reliability software projects following relevant industry safety standards

What the job involves

The Onboard Software Platform team owns our high-level software integration framework, data logging, performance measurement tools, system-level optimization, and sensor integration
Most of the work the Embedded team does requires access to the actual hardware, whether it be boards or vehicles
The intent of this position is to build up local capabilities to reduce external resource dependencies and increase productivity across Waabi
Implement low-level, safety critical embedded software for truck control functions such as engine control, steering and braking
Integrate sensors and vehicle actuation feedback with our localization and control systems in order to implement redundant safety features
Collaborate with our hardware, safety and systems teams on design, build and validation of highly reliable next generation systems
Develop software according to industry-best practices for safe, reliable and robust code
Support the bring up and operation of the autonomous platform, both remotely and on-site
Work with our other software and autonomy engineers on implementing the low-level functions necessary to drive success in the autonomous vehicle field

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

81% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Jun 2024

$200m

SERIES B

Jun 2021

$73.1m

SERIES A

Total funding: $273.1m

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

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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