Senior Engineer
- Salary
- $200,000 - $241,580
- Level
- Senior
- Work type
- Remote · US only
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
About the role
Senior Engineer (Autonomy Integration) Ref. No. N266
BOSTON – REMOTE U.S. ONLY
FULL-TIME
What You’ll Do:
- Develop algorithms on planning (search-based, sampling-based, optimization-based, linear-temporal logic, decision-making under uncertainty) for autonomous driving (AD).
- Integrate and evaluate combinations of algorithms.
- Design and build robust and scalable codebase.
- Interface with upstream and downstream components through continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Guide and mentor junior team members.
What You Bring:
- Requires Bachelor’s degree or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field,
- At least two years of industry experience in motion planning for automotive robotics.
- Experience must include:
- C++ software development,
- Owning and leading technical development on features,
- leading processes from problem formulation through implementation and deployment, processing and analyzing autonomous vehicle field data,
- And building and optimizing large data pipelines.
Ref Job No. N266
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Motional's standard text
Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.
Salary Range
Motional's standard text
$200,000—$241,580 USD
Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.
Our journey is always people first.
We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.
Higher purpose, greater impact.
We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.
Scale up, not starting up.
Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.
Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.
What this role asks for
39% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Motional's standard text, folded away below.
Read against Motional's other open postings on this site.
The team: Systems Readiness & Performance HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 10 open in Systems Readiness & Performance. 4 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in June: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Python (9 of 10), SQL (7 of 10), CI/CD (4 of 10), Git (3 of 10), Looker (3 of 10), Machine Learning (3 of 10), Agile (2 of 10)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Robotics Engineer, AV Performance Diagnosis & Evaluation posted Oct 9
- Senior Data Scientist, Systems Performance posted Oct 8
- Senior Systems Engineer, Robotaxi Systems posted Oct 2
- Director of Data Science posted Sep 25
- Principal Engineer Team Lead, Safety & Targets posted Sep 16
- Systems Integration Engineer posted Sep 14
- Senior Systems Engineer posted Sep 14
- Principal Engineer Team Lead, AV Behavior posted Jun 29
- Senior Engineer, AV Behavior Evaluation posted Jun 9
From the team and dates on Motional's own job board.
Other openings for this role
3 open postings for this role in Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Remote U.S., first posted 3 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.
- 3 October 2026 – open (this posting)
- 3 October 2026 – open
- 3 October 2026 – open
Salary context
11 other open postings titled Senior Engineer state a salary: median USD 140,000 to USD 200,000 a year.
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