Senior / Staff Software Engineer, High-Performance Onboard Algorithms
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OVERVIEW
As a Software Engineer in High-Performance Onboard Algorithms, you will be a key contributor to the development and optimization of our real-time signal processing pipeline for autonomous driving. You will collaborate with our team of world-renowned scientists and engineers to build innovative, practical, and scalable solutions that handle massive amounts of sensor data (camera, LiDAR, radar, and others) with low latency and high reliability. We value original, high-impact ideas and rigorous experimental validation.
YOU WILL…
- Be part of a multidisciplinary team of Engineers and Scientists working on building a best-in-class, high-performance sensor processing stack.
- Design, implement, and optimize highly efficient algorithms for sensor data acquisition, processing, fusion, and filtering, ensuring real-time performance on target hardware.
- Work on shipping next-generation signal processing software, leveraging parallel computing architectures (e.g., CPU, GPU, specialized accelerators) and low-level system programming.
- Collaborate with Waabi’s autonomy and hardware teams to ensure the efficiency and robustness of the entire system.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Fundamentals of computer architecture. You have a deep understanding of how modern computer systems work (multi-core, vector units, cache management, memory hierarchy, networking).
- Data-parallel algorithms. You have experience implementing data-parallel and compute-intensive algorithms in domains such as image/video processing, compression, and optimizing modern neural networks.
- Heterogeneous computing and systems programming. You are comfortable with balancing workloads across multiple different processors, managing the ownership and movement of data buffers, and optimizing for overall system performance.
- Performance profiling and optimization. You know how to identify bottlenecks in a complex codebase and make optimization decisions that have lasting impact.
- Shipping Production Software. You have experience in reading and developing production quality software. You write efficient and maintainable code in a native language such as C++ or Rust (we use Rust and a variety of DSLs).
BONUS:
- Experience with accelerated computing like CUDA, Vulkan, and OpenCL.
- Experience with domain specific languages such as Halide, Taichi, Mojo, or Warp.
- Experience with CPU intrinsics (SSE/AVX, NEON/SVE).
- Experience with embedded systems.
- Shipped production software in one or more of the following areas: image and video processing, compression, streaming algorithms, deep learning, geometry processing.
- Publications in top-tier conferences or journals related to high-performance computing, image processing, computer graphics, computer vision, machine learning, or self-driving technology.
REQUIREMENTS
Bonus
- Experience with accelerated computing like CUDA, Vulkan, and OpenCL.
- Experience with domain specific languages such as Halide, Taichi, Mojo, or Warp.
- Experience with CPU intrinsics (SSE/AVX, NEON/SVE).
- Experience with embedded systems.
- Shipped production software in one or more of the following areas: image and video processing, compression, streaming algorithms, deep learning, geometry processing.
- Publications in top-tier conferences or journals related to high-performance computing, image processing, computer graphics, computer vision, machine learning, or self-driving technology. The US yearly salary range for this role is: $148,000 - $260,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc.’s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- How much does the Senior / Staff Software Engineer, High-Performance Onboard Algorithms at Waabi pay?
- The posting lists a range of $148K–$260K per year. Ranges reflect what Waabi publicly declared on the source posting.
- Where is this Senior / Staff Software Engineer, High-Performance Onboard Algorithms role based?
- The role is based in Toronto, ON.
- What experience does Waabi expect for this role?
- The posting is tagged as a lead-level role, typically 7+ years of experience. Check the requirements section for specifics.
- Where is Waabi headquartered?
- Waabi is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
- How was this posting sourced?
- This role was pulled directly from Waabi's Lever careers site. Apply links open in the employer's own ATS — no reposts or aggregator middleware.
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