[Hiring] Software Engineer II @Latitude AI

Role Description

Latitude AI is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on the all-new Ford Fathom in 2027.

The Virtual Test Ecosystem (VTE) team ensures that our simulation workflows run efficiently and reliably at large scale. We use a mix of open source and cloud provider services to implement a processing framework that’s cloud-agnostic as well as capable of running on-prem. The results of these simulations are business-critical for us.

What you’ll do:

• Support improvements to our sim/resim cloud framework and applications.
• Implement Python coding, interacting with open source packages and various AWS/GCP services.
• Analyze bottlenecks that limit scalability or hinder performance.
• Put together benchmarking to identify performance spots and create dashboards to track information.
• Implement solutions to increase efficiency based on analysis.
• Engage with users to improve the framework based on direct feedback and usage patterns.
• Document the framework and make it self-serve for others to extend.
• Contribute to managing, storing, and searching for logs efficiently.
• Work on metrics to analyze the AV’s performance post-resim.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD).
• Expertise in writing efficient, well-documented, and well-tested Python code.
• 2+ years’ experience writing scalable applications that execute in a cloud or HPC environment.
• 2+ years’ experience writing software that interacts with AWS and/or GCP services.
• Familiarity with NumPy and scientific programming.
• Willingness to learn how onboard and offboard components interact and propose solutions.

Requirements

• C++ development experience (nice to have).
• Experience with Kubernetes (nice to have).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages.
• High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings account with available employer match.
• Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting.
• Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance.
• Paid parental leave and Adoption/Surrogacy support program.
• Paid medical leave.
• Unlimited vacation and 15 paid holidays.
• Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations.
• Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Monthly wellness stipend.
• Backup child and elder care program.
• Professional development reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Discounted programs including legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more.
• Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives.