What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer position at CINDER?
Title: Software Engineer
Pay Rate: $75/hr DOE
Hours: Monday – Friday 8 AM- 5 PM
Location: Foster City, CA Onsite
Type: Assignment, 6 Months with possibility of extension
About Our Client
Our client is a pioneering automotive services organization committed to redefining how people move. With a focus on innovation, quality, and user experience, they collaborate across industries to develop transformative solutions that respond to evolving urban needs.
About the Role
The Mission Planner team with our client is responsible for creating high-level routes for their autonomous vehicles to transport passengers to their destinations. You will work closely with their Cloud Services team to facilitate pick-up and drop-off requests, along with live traffic data among other inputs. You will also integrate closely with the decision-making and trajectory planning and controls teams to allow dynamic planning. This team will enable the core ability for our vehicles to choose the best routes through cities and adapt in real-time.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Investigate and diagnose complex navigation scenarios, determine root causes, and engineer solutions to optimize autonomous vehicle routing behavior.
- Build tools and automation to accelerate analysis, starting with manual investigations and evolving toward scalable, repeatable workflows.
- Develop mission planner algorithms, including graph search and integration with behavioral planning.
- Work collaboratively with passionate team members to support the integration of software components from all teams.
About You
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, mathematics, or related field
- 6 years of industry experience working on large code bases
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and one or more of the frontend frameworks/libraries like React/Vue.js/Angular
- Basic C knowledge
- Experience with Linux and systems programming
- Experience with database, front-end and back-end systems
- Experience with build systems, version control, and testing methodologies
Bonus Qualifications:
- Understanding and experience with a variety of graph search techniques (A*, D*, Dijkstra)
- Strong proficiency in C
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas.
About Cinder
Cinder is a people-first staffing and recruiting company committed to creating workplaces where employees feel valued, supported, and engaged. Our mission is to leverage our power as a recruiting and consulting company to build workplaces where people thrive. Backed by our ISO 9001 certification, we deliver high-quality staffing solutions, and our clients have rated us over 100% for multiple quarters. Join us and be part of a team that makes a real impact!
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