Architect Engineer, Motion Planning (Summer Intern)

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.

• Work on reducing planning latency through further modularization and system-level architectural improvements.


• Analyze execution bottlenecks and help refine data dependencies and message structures.


• Profile and improve the performance of path and speed planning algorithms.


• Propose and implement algorithmic changes that reduce runtime without compromising planning quality.


• Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, analyze data to identify potential issues.

• PhD, Master’s students or senior undergraduate students majoring in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field.


• Strong C++ development skills with experience in performance-critical applications.


• Familiarity with motion planning, robotics, or autonomous systems is a plus.


• Experience with Bazel or other large-scale build systems is a bonus.


• Self-driven and excited to dive into a large production codebase.


• Solid problem-solving and debugging abilities.


• Have experience of real-time system, especially latency handling


• Familiarity with protobuf, ROS, or middleware architectures.

The hourly rate for the Intern position in the selected city is $46.

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