Senior Software Engineer, Simulation & World Models
Bot Auto, Houston, TX or San Francisco Bay Area +1
- Pay
- Not listed by the employer
- Work type
- Not stated
- Level
- Senior
- Area
- Software engineering, Inference & ML systems, ML / AI engineering
- Posted
- Jun 5, 2026
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About the role
About the Role
We are building the next generation of autonomous trucking technology to make freight transportation safer, more efficient, and more scalable.
Our Simulation team develops the virtual environments, testing infrastructure, and AI-driven simulation systems that enable rapid development and validation of autonomous driving software. We leverage large-scale simulation, synthetic data generation, reinforcement learning environments, and emerging world-model technologies to accelerate autonomy development.
We are seeking a software engineer with strong C++ expertise and a passion for building scalable simulation systems. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of autonomous driving, simulation, robotics, and AI.
What You'll Do
Build Autonomous Driving Simulation Systems
- Design and develop high-performance simulation infrastructure for autonomous vehicle development and validation
- Build scalable systems for scenario generation, simulation execution, and evaluation
- Develop simulation tooling used by Perception, Prediction, Planning, and Controls teams
- Improve simulation realism, scalability, and operational efficiency
- Collaborate across teams to support testing, validation, and development workflows
Develop AI-Driven Simulation Capabilities
- Build infrastructure supporting reinforcement learning and closed-loop evaluation workflows
- Develop systems for synthetic data generation and automated scenario creation
- Collaborate with ML engineers and researchers to integrate learned models into simulation environments
- Explore emerging approaches in world modeling, agent simulation, and Physical AI
Engineering Excellence
- Write production-quality C++ and Python code
- Participate in architecture and technical design discussions
- Build reliable, maintainable, and well-tested systems
- Contribute to code reviews and engineering best practices
- Create clear technical documentation for systems and tools
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong expertise in modern C++ (C++17 or newer preferred)
- Experience designing and developing production software systems
- Strong understanding of:
- Multithreading and concurrency
- Memory management
- Performance optimization
- Software architecture and system design
- Experience working with simulation, robotics, gaming, or autonomous systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with simulation platforms such as:
- CARLA
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