About the Company
DiDi's autonomous driving unit was established in 2016 with the mission of developing Level 4 autonomous driving (AD) technology to make transportation safer and more efficient. In August 2019, the unit became an independent company, DiDi Autonomous Driving, dedicated to advanced AD R&D, product application, and business expansion. We believe integrating AD technology into a shared-mobility fleet will generate immense social value. By leveraging DiDi's specialized technology, operational expertise, and integrated ecosystem, we are positioned to build and operate a highly efficient, user-oriented autonomous fleet.
About the Role
We are seeking a Staff or Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of the strategic intelligence for our autonomous vehicles. You will define the algorithms for high-level reasoning, decision-making, and interaction-aware planning in complex environments.
Responsibilities
- Architect the geometric reasoning system for long-horizon planning and multi-agent interactions, resolving dense urban stuck situation and make vehicle drive with both efficiency and safety.
- Lead development of decision-making algorithms for ambiguous scenarios.
- Drive the integration of prediction and planning to enable proactive behaviors.
- Establish metrics and validation frameworks for decision quality and safety.
- Provide technical leadership and mentor junior & senior engineers within the team.
Qualifications
- M.S. or Ph.D. in CS, Robotics, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in autonomous systems, focusing on decision-making, agent & world modeling and planning.
- Expert proficiency in C++/Python and experience as a technical lead.
- Deep expertise in motion planning decision-making (behavior planning, world modeling, agent reaction & reasoning under uncertainty).
- Background in POMDPs, reinforcement learning, or game theory is a bonus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in leading a decision-making team in a commercial AV program.
- Publications in robotics/AI conferences on decision-making or planning.
- Experience with simulation frameworks for policy and behavior validation.
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What We Do
DiDi Global Inc. (NYSE: DIDI) is the world’s leading mobility technology platform. It offers a wide range of app-based services across Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa, as well as in Central Asia and Russia, including ride hailing, taxi hailing, chauffeur, hitch and other forms of shared mobility as well as auto solutions, food delivery, intra-city freight and financial services.
DiDi provides car owners, drivers and delivery partners with flexible work and income opportunities. It is committed to collaborating with policymakers, the taxi industry, the automobile industry and the communities to solve the world’s transportation, environmental and employment challenges through the use of AI technology and localized smart transportation innovations. DiDi strives to create better life experiences and greater social value, by building a safe, inclusive and sustainable transportation and local services ecosystem for cities of the future.
