Avride
Lead Software Engineer – Control
Austin, Texas
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
C++Data StructuresAlgorithmsData AnalysisSignal ProcessingControlsLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive the technical evolution of Avride's core Control System.
- This role is roughly 80% hands-on engineering and 20% technical leadership - you'll spend most of your time architecting and shipping Model Predictive Control (MPC) systems and vehicle dynamics models yourself, while also setting technical direction and unblocking a small team of 2-3 control engineers.
Responsibilities
- Architect, implement, and optimize cutting-edge control systems in modern C++ (C++17/20).
- Own the design of high-precision trajectory-tracking solutions, from formulation through production deployment.
- Profile and optimize algorithms to meet real-time performance constraints.
- Provide technical direction and code/design review for a small team of 2-3 control engineers.
- Drive projects to completion, balancing team velocity with technical rigor.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of owning significant technical systems end-to-end.
- Expertise in modern C++.
- Direct experience with optimization, MPC, and system dynamics.
- Hands-on experience with data analysis and statistical methods applied to real-world sensor/vehicle data.
- Demonstrated ability to guide the technical direction of a small team while remaining a strong individual contributor.
Nice to have
- Prior experience formally or informally leading a small engineering team or workstream.
- Digital signal processing techniques for analyzing real-world sensor data.
- Advanced knowledge of mathematics, including optimization, probability, and mechanics, and a proven ability to translate complex theory into production-ready algorithms.
- Relevant publications, patents, or achievements in hackathons/programming contests.
- A passion for staying at the forefront of the field, actively seeking and implementing state-of-the-art ideas to push performance beyond the current horizon.
- 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.
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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