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Senior Behavior Planning Engineer

Gatik AI · Santa Clara, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · $180,000- $260,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Gatik AI's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
75% of Gatik AI's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Gatik AI
high
61 stale, 0 reposted of 67 open
Hiring momentum
78 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

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About this role

The Senior Behavior Planning Engineer role at Gatik involves designing and maintaining the core behavior planning system for autonomous vehicles, focusing on intelligent decision-making in complex scenarios. Responsibilities include developing behavior tree architectures, collaborating with various teams on motion planning and control, optimizing C++ software infrastructure, and evaluating planner performance. The position requires onsite work in Santa Clara, CA, and offers opportunities for technical leadership and mentorship.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • Ph.D. with 3+ years or Master’s with 5+ years of industry experience in robotics, autonomous systems, or behavior planning
  • Proven experience in behavior planning, including use of behavior trees, finite state machines, or rule-based planners in autonomous driving or robotics applications
  • Strong proficiency in C++ with a deep understanding of performance, memory management, and software architecture in production systems
  • Solid understanding of motion planning and prediction interfaces, with experience building real-time, safety-critical systems
  • Strong debugging, system thinking, and collaborative communication skills

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of diffusion models and/or Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models is a strong plus

What you get

  • Salary Range - $180,000- $260,000

Worth weighing

  • Onsite work required 5 days a week
  • Role involves significant technical leadership and mentorship responsibilities
  • Focus on behavior planning may limit exposure to other areas of autonomous vehicle development

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Listed by Gatik AI on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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