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Senior Software Engineer, Navigation

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Starship Technologies

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Location:
Estonia, Tallinn

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Category:
IT - Software Development

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Contract Type:
Not provided

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Salary:

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Job Description:

Starship Technologies is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Navigation Team in developing the 30k-line C++ software component that makes driving decisions within the robot based on sensing, localisation, and routing information from other modules. The work involves path planning, safety and social interactions, dealing with anomalies and plenty of complex interactions on streets and sidewalks full of vehicles and pedestrians. The role is a major contributor to Starship's Autonomous Driving unit with the aim to push the boundaries of robot autonomy in city environments.

Job Responsibility:

  • Build advanced path planning and decision-making software
  • Simulate the effect of changes on the robot's behavior
  • Deploy new features to thousands of robots worldwide
  • Monitor the global performance of changes according to key business metrics
  • Prioritize work using vast amounts of data from millions of kilometers of driving
  • Come up with new solutions, goals and initiatives, and coordinate them with other teams

Requirements:

  • An excellent track record with plenty of varied challenges
  • A generalist mindset with strong analytical skills
  • A firm grasp of C++
  • Experience writing production-level code in resource-limited environments
  • Ability to think in geometric constructs and communicate about them
  • Ability to move between different software engineering fields
  • Ability to work highly independently, be self-motivated, and be eager to learn

Nice to have:

  • Data-driven development
  • Mechanics, electronics, or signal processing
  • Robot navigation and motion planning
  • Statistical methods
What we offer:
  • Collaborate with passionate, motivated, and wonderfully capable people
  • Part of a fast-growing startup, with great opportunities to grow within the company
  • Part of a small team solving world-first problems at the forefront of autonomous driving at scale
  • Endless opportunities to learn from inspirational, talented team members across the globe, including some of the most experienced autonomous driving engineers in the world

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 12, 2025

Work Type:
Hybrid work
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