Senior / Staff Software Engineer – Mapping

Job overview

The Senior / Staff Software Engineer – Mapping role is hybrid and remote-eligible across U.S. locations; compensation is $141,000–$242,000 per year. Waabi develops Physical AI technology for autonomous transportation, including commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. The engineer builds scalable mapping infrastructure and data pipelines, develops metrics and anomaly detection, and partners with downstream teams on requirements and APIs. The work supports high-definition maps and real-time, high-availability systems for autonomous vehicle fleets.

What you'll do

• Build backend pipelines, APIs, and vehicle-side serving systems
• architect mapping infrastructure
• create, validate, maintain, and visualize large-scale data pipelines
• develop metrics, observability, and anomaly detection
• work with Perception, Motion Planning, and Simulation teams to capture requirements and implement APIs
• engineer real-time, high-availability, low-latency systems for self-driving fleets.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior software engineer

staff software engineer

mapping

hybrid

remote work support

waabi

autonomous vehicles

distributed systems

high-definition maps

python

c++

rust

$141k–$242k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity awards
• medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees
• unlimited vacation
• flexible hours
• work-from-home support
• team-building activities and social events.

Why this role

The posting lists equity awards, medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees, unlimited vacation, flexible hours, work-from-home support, and team-building activities and social events.

About the employer

Waabi is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.