# Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Mapping at Waabi

- Company: Waabi
- What the company does: Transform your supply chain with Waabi’s AI-first autonomous trucking solution. Scale freight operations, improve safety, and boost efficiency. Learn more. Backed by Khosla.
- Company website: https://waabi.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $141K to $242K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-04-04
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/waabi/0e0ba69c-ea22-4bff-ac40-8e3e5674ff90
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waabi-senior-staff-software-engineer-mapping/

## About the role

The Mapping team at Waabi develops the foundational spatial intelligence of our autonomous fleet. As a Senior or Staff Software Engineer on our Mapping team, you will act as a versatile, foundational builder for our highly scalable, AI-driven mapping infrastructure. We are looking for a strong software generalist who thrives on variety, can easily pivot across different projects, and tackles complex distributed systems problems from data ingestion to real-time serving.

## What they're looking for

- - BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Scientist, Electrical Engineering, or related field, with a minimum for 5 years of industry experience
- - Strong computer science fundamentals with an aptitude and willingness to quickly learn domain-specific concepts like 3D geometry and spatial data structures
- - Prove ability to work across various programming languages, seamlessly bridging high-level Python development with robust systems-level engineering in C++ or Rust
- - Solid experience in designing, developing, and deploying production-quality, fault-tolerant software at scale (moving well beyond prototypes/proofs of concept)
- - Hands-on experience building distributed systems on modern cloud platforms

Tags: Autonomy & Algorithms