Senior Planning Research Scientist

About the Company

Venti Technologies is the leader in safe-speed autonomous logistics systems, developing the future of goods transportation. Using rigorous mathematics, deep learning, and theoretically-grounded algorithms, Venti has a proprietary collection of autonomy technologies. The company has offices in Cambridge (USA), Suzhou (China), and Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance route planning and motion planning modules in modern C++
• Profile and optimize planning algorithms for runtime efficiency, memory usage, and latency
• Collaborate with perception, prediction, and control teams to ensure seamless data flow across the autonomy pipeline
• Implement, simulate, and validate planning algorithms in simulation environments and real-world platforms
• Debug complex, multi-module systems and analyze logs and telemetry
• Mentor junior developers and share best practices in system design

Requirements

• Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field
• Strong proficiency in C++ and object-oriented programming
• Strong foundation in graph search, sampling-based, and optimization-based methods
• Experience with Linux, ROS/ROS2, Git, CMake/Bazel, and CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience in developing large-scale robotic or autonomous systems
• Proven ability to optimize code for real-time performance constraints
• Experience leading technical projects and mentoring engineers