<h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Who we are</span></h3> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations. </span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">About the role</span></h3> <div> <div> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We’re seeking Senior or Staff Engineers to help build the core behavior planning system for autonomous vehicles, enabling safe and intelligent decision-making. The role involves designing behavior tree architectures, developing robust C++ infrastructure, collaborating across autonomy teams, evaluating planner performance, and providing technical leadership within the team.</span></p> </div> <div><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office!</span></div> </div> <div> <h3 class="section page-centered"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>What you'll do</strong></span></h3> <div class="section page-centered"> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Design, implement, and maintain the core behavior planning system for autonomous vehicles, enabling intelligent, interpretable, and safe decision-making in complex real-world scenarios.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Develop and extend behavior tree architectures for hierarchical decision logic, including support for mission planning, tactical maneuvers, and contingency handling.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Collaborate closely with the motion planning, prediction, and control teams to ensure seamless transitions from high-level decisions to executable trajectories.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Build and optimize C++-based software infrastructure for behavior planning, including tools for simulation, debugging, visualization, and closed-loop testing.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Evaluate planner performance in diverse real-world and simulated environments; identify failure modes and develop strategies to improve robustness and generalization.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Participate in design reviews and system integration across the full autonomy stack.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance for junior team members.</li> </ul> </div> <h3 class="section page-centered"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>What we're looking for</strong></span></h3> <div class="section page-centered" data-qa="closing-description"> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Ph.D. with 3+ years or Master’s with 5+ years of industry experience in robotics, autonomous systems, or behavior planning.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Proven experience in behavior planning, including use of behavior trees, finite state machines, or rule-based planners in autonomous driving or robotics applications.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Strong proficiency in C++ with a deep understanding of performance, memory management, and software architecture in production systems.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Solid understanding of motion planning and prediction interfaces, with experience building real-time, safety-critical systems.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Knowledge of diffusion models and/or Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models is a strong plus.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;">Strong debugging, system thinking, and collaborative communication skills.</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Salary Range - $180,000- $260,000</span></p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">More about Gatik</