Senior / Staff Embedded Systems Software Engineer, Waabi

$141-242k

Additional compensation for employees in this role include equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus

C++

Rust

Senior 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

$141-242k

Additional compensation for employees in this role include equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus

C++

Rust

Senior 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

Minimum of 5+ years of automotive, robotics, aerospace or related industry experience
Undergrad or Masters in Computer Science, Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering and/or related technical fields
Demonstrated technical leadership experience
Strong technical experience with C and C++; Rust experience is nice to have
Experience working with low-level microprocessor and microcontroller systems with real-time operating systems
Experience working on safety-critical software projects following the relevant industry safety standard

Desirable

Experience with automotive interfaces (CAN, Automotive ethernet), low-level interfaces (SPI, UART), and high-speed mixed signal interfaces (PCIe) is a plus
Experience with vehicle actuation or sensors such as GNSS IMU or Radar is a plus
Understanding of time synchronization and network fundamentals is a plus
Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others
Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions

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
Be part of a team of multidisciplinary Engineers and Research Scientists using an AI-first approach to enable safe self-driving at scale
Implement low-level 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
Develop software according to industry-best practices for safe, reliable and robust code
Collaborate with our hardware, safety and systems teams on design, build and validation of highly reliable systems
Collaborate with other software and autonomy engineers on implementing low-level functions from high-level systems

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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