Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Fault Response Verification
Samson Rose · San Francisco, CA
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Jul 15, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on defining how self-driving vehicles detect and respond to system faults, and verifying that those responses meet safety requirements. Day-to-day work involves building validation pipelines, developing safety metrics, and contributing to risk assessment frameworks across the full autonomy stack. It suits an experienced software engineer with a background in robotics or autonomous systems who is comfortable working across perception, planning, and control domains.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Location is not specified in the posting — CBSA and state fields are left blank. The company is described as US-based, so the US-based flag is assumed true.
Python and C++ are presented as an 'and/or' pair ('Python and/or C++'), meaning either satisfies the requirement; they are captured as a single requirement with the other as an alternative.
The 3-year sub-requirement is specifically for robotics, autonomous systems, or related technologies experience — captured on the robotics systems skill — within the broader 5-year total professional engineering requirement.
Degree requirement is a hard gate: the JD lists 'Bachelor's or Master's degree' with no 'or equivalent experience' language. Bachelor's is set as the minimum.
No compensation, work location, or remote policy is stated in the posting.
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