Senior Software Engineer, Planning

Brief overview

Santa Clara, CAIn-person

MastersOr in progress

$150k–$190k/yrStated range

3+ yrsMinimum

55 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor

18 green cardsCertified filings

C++PythonMotion planningRoboticsComputer VisionMachine LearningNumerical optimizationROSgitSystem diagnosticsTuningVisualization toolsOral communicationWritten communication

About the company

PlusAIplus.ai

PlusAI is an artificial intelligence company pioneering AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

55H-1B approved

100%approval rate

9new H-1B hires

18PERM certified

$180,000median wage / yr

H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.

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LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.

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Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.

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Job description

PlusAI is a Physical AI company pioneering AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in the United States and Europe, Plus was named by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Partners including TRATON GROUP’s Scania, MAN, and International brands, Hyundai Motor Company, Iveco Group, Bosch, and DSV are working with Plus to accelerate the deployment of next-generation autonomous trucks. If you’re ready to make a huge impact and drive the future of autonomy, Plus is looking for talented individuals to join its fast-growing teams.

As a Senior Software Engineer, Planning for self-driving trucks, you will work on developing cutting-edge software that takes data from a multitude of sensors such as cameras, radars and lidars, and converts them into actionable information for downstream components like prediction and planning.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop and deploy motion planning software to support PlusAI’s planning, using the latest techniques in lateral and longitudinal motion planning.

Utilize latest C++ numerical optimization frameworks (e.g. qpOasys) and industry standard software tools (git, ROS, etc.) to integrate new lateral and longitudinal motion planning algorithms into our production system.

Perform system level diagnostics and tuning using in-house visualization tools and open-source visualization platforms (e.g. webviz)

Use good oral and written communication skills to collaborate with other engineers to produce system designs that are approved at a high level before software implementation begins