About the job
Motional is on the lookout for a highly skilled Principal Software Engineer to act as the technical guide for our Platform & Applications team. This pivotal leadership position will be responsible for the architectural integrity and engineering excellence of the systems that drive our autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet and support the developers who create it.
In this role, you will steer the technical strategy for two essential areas: Developer Platform and Cloud Applications. As Motional moves towards commercial driverless operations, you will spearhead engineering initiatives ensuring our systems uphold the highest standards of reliability and scalability to support a global fleet.
Your Responsibilities:
- Design and develop intricate software systems that connect with both internal enterprise tools and external commercial partners.
- Establish and uphold global software engineering standards within the team, advocating for industry best practices in code quality, security, and maintainability.
- Lead the progression of our microservice-based architecture, clearly delineating boundaries between Cloud, AV, and third-party systems to facilitate the scaling of our fleet to over 300 commercial vehicles.
- Architect and implement our Internal Developer Portal, a modular platform aimed at centralizing resources, documentation, and engineering productivity metrics.
- Conduct thorough analyses of our Bazel build systems and GitLab CI/CD pipelines to minimize developer friction, enhance build caches, and streamline the development lifecycle.

