Senior Software Engineer - Autonomy Platform

Job Description

Requirements
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### Must have:

### - We need someone with at least 5 years of software engineering experience. - We are looking for strong proficiency in C++ and Python. - We expect experience taking features from design through to production. - We value the ability to decompose complex problems into clear, workable technical solutions. - You should be proactive, adaptable, and comfortable tackling new challenges as they come up. - We are seeking someone with well-formed opinions grounded in experience, while still remaining open-minded and flexible. - We require the ability to work from our Berkeley, CA office at least Tuesday through Thursday. - Bonus: experience with hardware, especially automotive sensors such as radar, lidar, camera, or CANbus. - Bonus: experience with JavaScript or UI development. - Bonus: experience working in Linux environments. - Bonus: a track record of succeeding in ambiguous or evolving roles in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities:
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- We will have you integrate new models and algorithms into our existing applications. - You will partner with research teams to support motion planning and vehicle control development. - You will help evolve our data collection platform by adding support for new sensors and features. - You will drive software quality by promoting sound engineering practices such as testing and efficient deployment. - You will collaborate across teams to keep our software architecture aligned across platforms. - You will contribute across the stack, from low-level device drivers to user interface development. - You will support the development of new perception-based platforms and related infrastructure. - You will help launch demos, visualize radar data in real time, and scale data capture for ML training.
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Company:
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We are Zendar, a venture-backed company building a radar-centric autonomy stack that helps vehicles and robots operate autonomously in a wide range of environments. Our in-house platform spans radar hardware, signal processing, multimodal perception foundation models, and planning software, giving you a front-row seat to a complete autonomy system. You will join our Software Platform team of five engineers based in Berkeley and Lindau, working in a collaborative, high-trust culture with people from diverse backgrounds. We offer a strong opportunity for impact, competitive compensation of $160,000-$200,000 depending on experience, performance-based bonus, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible PTO, equity, daily catered lunch, and a stocked fridge. We are an equal opportunity employer and participate in E-Verify.
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