Waabi

Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Sensors Integration

San Francisco, CA · Toronto, ON · Pittsburgh, PA

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Role family: Engineering
Seniority: Lead / management
Countries: US, CA
Work mode: On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly: 1 Sept 2026

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Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.

With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai

Robots need to see the world they live in to make informed decisions. The Onboard Sensors Team brings that sight to our robot autonomous vehicles. We are currently growing our small group to support integrating, fielding, ruggedizing and productionizing our sensor systems to allow Waabi Driver to navigate roads and freeways - charting a new path forward in how freight is moved. We work with live vehicles everyday, learning how to best shape our sensor platform to fit our vision of the future.

Come help us build the most reliable AV platform and have a great time doing it!

You will…

Help shape the Waabi sensors platform as we scale.

Solve challenging integration issues across a number of sensor modalities (LIDAR, RADAR, cameras...).

Deploy and debug software on real vehicles operating in the field daily.

Integrate new types of sensors into existing and future onboard platforms.

Work closely with multidisciplinary development teams to design and build innovative sensor solutions.

Work closely with operations teams to understand live system behavior, resolve issues and form opinions on how we can mature our system going forward.

Qualifications:

6+ years of industry experience working on fielded sensor systems (cameras, lidar, radar, GPS, IMU)

Collaborating with large teams that span many disciplines from engineering to operations.

Proficiency in C\C++ or Rust (we use Rust) in resource constrained environments.

Independently led engineering effort to solve critical systems problems.

Experience having fielded and debugged Linux systems below the application level.

Bonus:

Some electronics experience - ability to read a schematic and use basic test equipment.

Passionate about self-driving technologies.

Knowledgeable of how time plays a role in coordinated systems.

Passionate for developing efficient, readable and testable code.

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