Third Wave Automation

Third Wave Automation

SWE Generalist

Union City, Ca

No sponsorship$195k-$250kDetected 15 days ago
PythonC++BashDistributed SystemsCode ReviewCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesLinuxSite Reliability EngineeringgRPCWebSocketsMachine LearningData EngineeringLLMsRoboticsTest AutomationAPI TestingCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • Company Description Third Wave Automation is a rapidly growing startup that has demonstrated its core technology components, proven its market fit, and just closed its Series C funding.
  • If you are excited about cutting edge machine learning, robotics that affects the real world, and want to join a company where your skills can have a huge impact, you'll fit right in.
  • We empower our team with an AI-first engineering culture, leveraging LLMs and generative tools to accelerate the SDLC.

Responsibilities

  • Propose, design, and implement robust logging, telemetry, and monitoring code for our core infrastructure pieces.
  • Own, optimize, and harden performance-critical C++ components within the Fleet Services and edge software stacks.

Requirements

  • Production-Grade C++ Expertise: Deep, hands-on mastery of modern C++ (C++14/17/20) in a Linux environment.
  • You have a stellar grasp of systems programming, memory management, and debugging multi-threaded applications.
  • SRE & Systems Troubleshooting Acumen: Strong experience or a background in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) concepts.
  • Communication: Exceptional collaborative communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to clarify technical trade-offs across product management and cross-functional teams.
  • Exceptional collaborative communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to clarify technical trade-offs across product management and cross-functional teams.
  • We are unable to sponsor H-1 visas subject to fees required by the 'Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers' Presidential Proclamation dated September 21, 2025.

Nice to have

  • Prior experience in robotics, IoT deployments, autonomous vehicles, or safety-critical industrial environments.
  • Experience deploying and managing bare-metal software stacks at the network edge.
  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline
  • More About Working Here
  • Our Core Values:
  • We consider safety in everything we do.
  • We care about our teammates as people.
  • We encourage teaching, asking questions, and sharing opinions.

Skills

  • Company Description

Compensation

  • The pay range for this position is $195,000 - $250,000/yr+ benefits+equity; however, base pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits.
  • Health, Dental, Vision, and a 401k matching program, to boot!
  • Flexible working schedule.
  • We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
  • The pay range for this position is $195,000 - $250,000/yr+ benefits+equity; however, base pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Company info

  • Safety. We consider safety in everything we do.
  • People. We care about our teammates as people.
  • Encouragement. We encourage teaching, asking questions, and sharing opinions.
  • Transparency. We are transparent and sincere in our actions.

Equal opportunity

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • We are unable to sponsor H-1 visas subject to fees required by the 'Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers' Presidential Proclamation dated September 21, 2025

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