Avride
Senior Software Engineer – Pipeline Infrastructure
Austin, Texas · Senior
Work authorization requiredDetected 2 days ago
PythonC++Code ReviewA/B TestingRoboticsCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- Our team sits at the core of Avride's self-driving stack.
Responsibilities
- Own the design and evolution of Avride's core pipeline framework the system responsible for orchestrating autopilot components and managing interactions between them. You'll drive this from requirements through architecture to production.
- Set the standard for performance and safety. Write high-performance C++ code and build the monitoring infrastructure to enforce it - ensuring the pipeline meets the stringent requirements of a real-world autonomous vehicle system.
- Build developer tooling and observability systems that help autonomy engineers detect, understand, and resolve problems in their code faster.
- Lead the design and automation of testing infrastructure for autopilot code defining practices adopted across teams and enforced in CI.
- Advocate for simplicity and long-term maintainability. Write well-structured code, produce clear design documents, and help the team resist unnecessary complexity.
- Own the design and evolution of Avride's core pipeline framework the system responsible for orchestrating autopilot components and managing interactions between them.
- You'll drive this from requirements through architecture to production.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong command of modern C++ (C++17/20) in production systems.
- Demonstrated experience writing high-performance, low-latency, or safety-critical systems you understand what it means for correctness and performance to be non-negotiable.
- A track record of independently designing and shipping complex systems including scoping the problem, evaluating trade-offs, and verifying outcomes after delivery.
Nice to have
- Python experience for scripting and non-time-critical tooling
- Background in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or other safety-critical real-time systems.
- Avride is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to ensure they have equal access to employment opportunities.
Company info
- We build and own the foundational pipeline framework responsible for executing autopilot code with a relentless focus on reliability, reproducibility, and determinism.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer is not offering relocation sponsorship, and remote work options are not available.
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