Principal Software Engineer, Perception Platforms Team Lead

Job overview

The Principal Software Engineer, Perception Platforms Team Lead role is onsite in Las Vegas, NV. Compensation is $240,000–$330,000 per year. Motional develops driverless technology intended to make autonomous vehicles safe, reliable, and accessible. This hands-on technical leader builds and guides the team responsible for perception data, training, and evaluation infrastructure. The role advances the company’s autonomous-vehicle work by improving the pipelines and tools that help perception engineers develop and assess machine-learning systems.

What you'll do

• Build, lead, and manage a team developing and optimizing perception data, training, and evaluation pipelines
• mentor team members
• define team goals, priorities, and roadmap
• work with machine-learning engineers to identify and resolve technical challenges while contributing code
• lead design and code reviews
• foster cross-functional collaboration.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal software engineer

perception platforms

team lead

las vegas nv

motional

$240k–$330k

machine learning infrastructure

python

gpu clusters

data pipelines

autonomous vehicles

team leadership

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, health savings accounts, life insurance, and pet insurance.

Why this role

Requires 7+ years of software engineering experience, 3+ years in leadership or mentorship, and 2+ years supporting distributed machine-learning training across GPU clusters; Python fluency and a computer science or related degree required.

About the employer

Motional is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.