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Application Engineer

WeRide· Software Engineering
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San Jose, CA$90k - $120kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Engineering role focused on debugging software, hardware, and system issues on autonomous vehicles, managing system releases, and developing tools to improve incident triage efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy and integrate autonomous driving software onto vehicle platforms and embedded computing systems.
  • Validate system functionality after fleet deployment and ADV delivery, including Linux/Bash-based debugging on embedded systems.
  • Report, document and track fleet issues and drive cross-team effort to solve them.
  • Perform incident triage and root-cause analysis with a strong understanding of data flow in robotics systems.
  • Investigate and debug issues across the stack, including C++ code, Linux system issues, and hardware failures, and recommend mitigation or corrective actions.
  • Integrate and validate the full autonomy stack, including Perception, Planning & Control (PNC), and hardware.
  • Contribute to quality assurance processes and continuous improvement of system stability and safety.
  • Calibrate and validate sensors, including cameras, LiDAR, IMU, and GNSS.
  • Understand vehicle, world, and sensor coordinate systems.
  • Support control-related calibration to ensure stable and predictable vehicle behavior.
  • Support technical demos and pilot deployments, delivering on-demand technical demonstrations and stakeholder communication with strong ownership.
  • Quickly resolve issues during demos or provide timely mitigation solutions when needed.
  • Collaborate closely with AI, Robotics, and Operations teams.
  • Clearly communicate technical findings and deployment status across teams.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • Experience with sensors (e.g. IMU, lidar, camera, odometry, radar)
  • Experience with ROS-based software development for robotic systems
  • Hands-on experience with robot simulators or other robot frameworks
  • Enthusiasm to understand a complex system and its various components

Skills

Required:Sensor calibrationROS-based developmentC++ debugging

Benefits

  • Premium Medical, Dental and Vision Plan (No cost from employees or their families)
  • Free Daily Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
  • Paid vacations and holidays
  • 401K plan
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About WeRide

To Transform Urban Living with Autonomous Driving

WeRide is a leading, commercial-stage global company that develops autonomous driving technologies from Level 2 to Level 4.

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