Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Infrastructure
Latitude AI · Pittsburgh, PA
$179,200–$268,800from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits within a simulation infrastructure team building the tooling that lets an autonomous vehicle stack be tested virtually before any code reaches a real car. The core work involves designing and implementing parser code that interprets scenario definitions and feeds them into a backend simulation engine, as well as collaborating with autonomy and test-coverage teams to expand what those scenarios can express. It suits an experienced C++ engineer with a background in complex parsing software.
Senior level · 4+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 4,850 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,550–6,300
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $217,796 (middle half $177,469–$231,052). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting lists three office locations (Pittsburgh, Dearborn MI, Palo Alto/Palo Alto CA); the salary range is explicitly quoted for California, suggesting the primary advertised location is Palo Alto. The CBSA is set to San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (which covers Palo Alto) accordingly.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in a relevant engineering/CS field with 4+ years, OR a Master's with 2+ years, OR a PhD. Because a Bachelor's is the minimum path, the degree requirement is set to Bachelors.
The overall years minimum is set to 4, reflecting the minimum experience path (Bachelor's + 4+ years); the Master's path (2+ years) is a lesser gate.
'Parsing software' (3+ years) is listed as a hard requirement under 'What you'll need to succeed' but names a capability rather than a specific named tool or framework — it is retained because the JD explicitly quantifies it and it is a clear rejection criterion.
Python is listed under 'Nice to have' and is therefore preferred, not required.
Entity component systems and event-driven architecture are also listed under 'Nice to have' but name no specific technology or tool, so they are omitted per extraction rules.
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