Software Engineer, Agtonomy
Planning
$160-230k
Plus equity
Office located in South San Francisco, CA
Building a sustainable future for local agriculture
Job no longer available
Building a sustainable future for local agriculture
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$160-230k
Plus equity
Office located in South San Francisco, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build a sustainable future for local agriculture.
Role
Who you are
- Understanding of robot configuration and free spacesUnderstanding of various existing planning techniques (sampling methods, graph search, and trajectory optimization, etc.)
- Strong proficiency in modern C++ (11 or newer) test-driven development for resource-constrained embedded systems
- Experience implementing math effectively in software as part of problems in geometric reasoning, optimization cost design, and motion modeling
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative, small team environment with little supervision
- Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary stakeholders
- Passion for sustainable agriculture and electric vehicle development
Desirable
- Contributions to geometric, sampling or optimization-based planning algorithmsKnowledge of computational geometry
- Experience driving planning solution selection through capturing and optimizing system metrics
- Experience modeling challenging planning problems through simulation5+ years of experience of software development in autonomy, robotics or related field
- MS or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
What the job involves
- You will be responsible for the planning software of new and existing autonomous vehicle systems through the entire product lifecycle. You will coordinate with other hardware, software, program management, and business teams to design, implement, and iterate on solutions
- Design and implement new approaches to help our vehicles plan its way through challenging situations safely and intelligently
- Predict the behavior of objects in the environment to improve overall vehicle driving performance and safety
- Architect, design, and implement software applications, infrastructure, and tools
- Development of reusable geometry and optimization engines and libraries
- Write performant, well-tested software, and improve code quality through code and design reviews
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
While trillions of dollars are being spent on developing autonomous passenger vehicles, core industries, such as agriculture, construction, and manufacturing, haven’t been getting the same kind of attention. Agtonomy, a hybrid autonomy and tele-assist platform, turns tractors and other equipment into autonomous machines using cutting-edge software, enabling cost-saving remote modes of operation.
Agtonomy differs itself from its competition (like John Deere) by primarily meeting the needs of local farmers as opposed to big farms, and its autonomous vehicles will cost around $50,000 (a far cry from John Deere’s usual $500,000-$1 million price tag).
The company is focused on extending its team to accelerate agricultural innovation, helping to close the labor shortage gap while operating safely and sustainably. The company has a small fleet of electric vehicles that have been operating for the last year, and Agtonomy is planning a for commercial launch to happen by the end of 2023.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2023
$22.5m
SERIES A
Sep 2022
$13.5m
SEED
Total funding: $45m
Company values
- Passion for Sustainable Energy & Electric Vehicle Development
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Founders
Tim Butcher
(CEO)Founder & President of Trattore Farms. Founder & former CEO of both Lyve Minds, Inc. and Zing Systems, Founder & former Executive Chairman of bothTastingRoom.com and Mirra, Inc. Previous CPO of Scientific Games, SVP and GM (Consumer Solutions Group) at Seagate Technology, VP (Consumer Software) at Dell, SVP (Macintosh Engineering) at Apple, VP (Consumer Products) at Microsoft, and VP (Engineering & Operations) at WebTV Networks.
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