Sr./Staff Software Engineer - Remote Assistance

About the position

Develops modern C++ backend systems for vehicle telemetry, state management, and real-time communication. Designs low-latency, high-reliability protocols and safety-critical workflows. Collaborates across autonomy and platform teams, interfaces with vendors, and conducts on-vehicle testing to optimize performance and reliability. This role will be onsite at our Mountain View office.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement back-end software in modern C++ to support vehicle telemetry, communications, and system state management.
• Architect low-latency, high-reliability communication protocols for real-time data exchange across distributed systems.
• Develop intuitive and safety-critical user workflows to ensure clear and reliable vehicle state transitions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in behavior planning, platform engineering, integration, safety, and operations to align technical solutions with stakeholder needs.
• Perform metric analysis and performance optimization in a dynamic, highly concurrent software stack.
• Interface with global vendors, ensuring alignment of technical goals, deliverables, and integration timelines.
• Participate in on-vehicle testing, conducting functional analysis of new features and collecting data on latency, throughput, and stream quality.

Requirements

• Master's degree in robotics, computer engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of experience, or Bachelor's degree with 7+ years in autonomous systems or embedded software.
• Strong proficiency in modern C++, with deep expertise in high-concurrency systems for real-time or safety-critical applications.
• Solid understanding of communication protocols, including TCP/IP, UDP, and custom transport layers.
• Strong grasp of operating system fundamentals, including process priority, scheduling, inter-process communication (IPC), and performance optimization on distributed platforms.
• Experience with robotics middleware, particularly ROS 2.
• Exceptional analytical and debugging skills, with a proven ability to work across disciplines and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with cellular networks, modem optimization, and telecom systems is a strong plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $180,000 - $260,000
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Diverse and inclusive work environment