Embedded Linux Software Engineer to Sensors and System Software Team

Embedded Linux Software Engineer to Sensors and System Software Team

Austin, TX

The Sensors and System Software team is crucial to autonomous driving, developing the core software that allows our vehicles to perceive and understand the world around them. Join our team and directly contribute to groundbreaking autonomous driving technology, revolutionizing transportation. Work with state‑of‑the‑art sensors and technologies, pushing the boundaries of perception. Learn from top engineers, tackle complex challenges, and expand your expertise in real‑time, embedded software, and sensor fusion.

Thrive in a dynamic team of experts, fostering innovation and intellectual stimulation.

We are seeking a highly experienced Embedded Linux Software Engineer responsible for building and maintaining the custom Linux‑based systems that power our cutting‑edge embedded devices. You’ll work closely with hardware and sensor team colleagues to develop and optimize the low‑level software that drives our core technologies.

• Perform initial board bring‑up on new hardware revisions, working closely with hardware engineers to debug and validate system functionality.
• Build and maintain custom Linux distributions to enable testing, manufacturing, and production operations for various embedded devices.
• Write, port, and debug complex Linux device drivers for vehicle‑critical peripherals, including GMSL/FPD‑Link cameras, automotive Ethernet, and peripherals such as I2C, SPI, PCIe, GPIO, and UART.
• Provide technical support and debug cross‑disciplinary software and hardware‑related problems.
• Develop, optimize, and maintain low‑latency, robust low‑level userspace software for Camera, LiDAR, Radar, IMU, GNSS, Microphones, and other autonomous vehicle sensors and actuators using C++/Python.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in embedded software development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for real‑time embedded systems, including working in asynchronous environments with multiple real‑time, low‑latency, safety‑critical processes.
• Strong skills in Python and Bash for automation, testing, and support tasks.
• Hands‑on experience with embedded Linux kernel, including , device drivers, and system services development for ARM‑based platforms.
• Demonstrable experience with board bring‑up on custom hardware.
• Electrical engineering fundamentals for schematics, design reviews, and hardware debugging using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience with common automotive interfaces such as CAN, SPI, I2C, PCIe, Ethernet.
• Experience with Linux networking and debugging network‑related issues.

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in self‑driving cars, autonomous vehicles, or robotics.
• Experience with Nvidia embedded platforms, including the video processing subsystem (ISP, Ser Des, hardware encoding).
• Understanding of camera, LiDAR, radar, IMU, GNSS sensor technologies and their operational principles.
• Familiarity with ROS or similar frameworks and related communication protocols.

Avride is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer does not offer relocation sponsorship, and remote work options are not available.