The posting, in Motional's own words
archived Nov 6, 2026Motional is a leading autonomous driving company on a mission to make driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. Backed by Hyundai Motor Group, Motional is at the forefront of the physical AI revolution. Motional isn’t just building first-of-its-kind technology; we are transforming transportation to create safer streets and more sustainable mobility options. The Systems Readiness and Performance team is the crucial bridge between software development and real-world deployment. We are responsible for driving system design, for verifying and validating the autonomy stack, and for defining, measuring, and validating system performance targets. We work closely with stakeholders in autonomy, infrastructure, and operations to build the definitive safety case for the commercial launch of our fully driverless IONIQ 5 robotaxis in Las Vegas later this year.
Mission Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to play a critical role in evaluating and improving the performance of our autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. This engineer will be responsible for developing and implementing metrics and software tools, primarily using Python, to effectively measure, analyze, and report on the performance of our AV systems. Their work will directly contribute to accelerating the development of safe and reliable autonomous technologies by transforming complex AV data into actionable insights for the organization.
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What You'll Be Doing:
Drive Technical Strategy & Roadmap: Define a long-term, high-impact technical roadmap for the team, working closely with leadership and product managers to optimize Engineering traction and prioritize deliverables that de-risk the deployment of our AV systems. Design AV Performance Analysis Pipelines: Define, design, and implement key pipelines to extract on-road and simulated events and evaluate autonomous vehicle performance (e.g., lane change capability, oscillation/braking metrics, VRU emergence from occlusion). Develop Metrics Software and AI-Powered Tools: Leverage strong Python skills to develop frameworks, AI-powered tools, and systems for calculating, aggregating, and visualizing AV performance metrics from large datasets. Collaborate & Influence Cross-Functionally: Proactively partner across systems, software, AI, controls, simulation, and validation teams to break down silos, gain cross-functional alignment, and drive improvements in critical systems like Perception, Prediction, and Planning. Ensure Exceptional Data Quality & Reliability: Hold yourself and the team accountable to a high bar for quality and reliability. Identify major areas of the codebase that need attention, anticipate impacts to system reliability, and lead solutions to ensure the accuracy and integrity of data used for performance evaluation. Document and Share Knowledge: Create clear documentation for metrics and analysis tools, and share best practices with the engineering team. Advance Technical Expertise: Proactively evaluate and integrate new technologies and methodologies relevant to autonomous vehicles and software engineering. Provide Technical Thought Leadership & Mentorship: Act as a role model and mentor to Senior Engineers and team members. Create comprehensive documentation, lead design and architectural reviews, and share knowledge through internal tech talks to elevate Motional's engineering culture.