Mission Summary:
Motional is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer expert for its Web Visualization Tooling team. This role will directly contribute through the creation of critical web tooling and visualization that allows us to improve our feedback loops for machine learning (ML) engineers and improving the performance and adaptability of our autonomous vehicle (AV) system.
- Own and expand backend implementation and architecture of our visualization tooling suite (e.g., data mining quality assurance, operations and log ingestion, annotation pipelines, telemetry viewers).
- Collaborate closely with ML, frontend, UX, data services, data mining, and data annotation teams to align tooling with real-world workflows
- Support scalable, performance APIs and services for visual development, debugging, and annotation systems.
- Help mature internal standards, observability, and deployment processes for our backend stack
- Maintain and mature the team’s CI/CD infrastructure and process.
Qualifications (required):
- Desire to design and build user-facing visual applications, and a passion for good UX.
- Strong proficiency in backend development with NodeJS and Python.
- Solid understanding and practical experience with AWS CDK in TypeScript.
- Ability to own and expand backend implementation and architecture of visualization tooling suite.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in diverse and highly technical domains of expertise.
- Experience in supporting scalable, high-performance APIs and services for visual development, debugging, and annotation systems.
- Ability to help mature internal standards, observability, and deployment processes for backend stack.
- Experience in maintaining and maturing CI/CD infrastructure and processes.
- Ability to work autonomously and independently, and to drive development initiatives with little oversight. High aptitude for learning and organization skills.
- Great interpersonal skills and ability to mentor and (on occasion) delegate to other engineers at various levels of relative seniority.
- A well-established technical design and documentation habit
Preferred:
- Experience with full-stack and front-end development using NextJS and React.
- Demonstrated project management expertise / advanced hands-on understanding of project management agility and operational excellence.
- A love for the continuous delivery of value.
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of and experience with Golang
- UI/UX and product design experience.
- 3D Math and Linear Algebra fundamentals.
We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.
Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.
Our journey is always people first.
We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.
Higher purpose, greater impact.
We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.
Scale up, not starting up.
Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.
Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.
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