Senior Security Software Engineer - AV Platform

The Autonomous Vehicles Platform team is looking for a hands‑on Cybersecurity Software Engineer. As part of our team, you will work on our Autonomous Driving Platform software, implementing performant and scalable solutions for data collection and autonomous vehicle fleets. Our team is responsible for developing platform and middleware features for self‑driving cars, including security features that interact with various sensors such as Cameras, LIDAR, RADAR, GPS, IMU, Vehicle CAN, etc.

• Integrating security features into our AV driving software stack.
• Develop and improve security work‑products for our AV stack.
• Work on security‑related software code ranging from sensor abstraction layers to data processing to middleware software.
• Work on security governance topics and guide other teams with security mechanism implementation.
• Collaborate with hardware, platform software, product, safety, performance, algorithms and cloud teams.

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of professional experience working on system software.
• Excellent programming skills in C++, C and Python.
• Familiarity with source control tools.
• Solid understanding of Linux, QNX, ROS, and/or real‑time operating systems.
• Experience in developing user‑space system software, with a willingness to delve into kernel‑space and/or low‑level hardware when needed.
• Knowledge about embedded system programming, threading, mutex, synchronization, communication, and parallel computing to build highly‑scalable and efficient applications.
• Familiarity with hardware architecture for CPU/GPU and memory alongside performance.
• Prior experience working in the following areas:
  Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Self‑Driving Cars, GPU technology, Embedded Systems, Computer Vision.
• Outstanding communication skills and teamwork.

• Deep understanding of system architecture, CPU/GPU/Memory/Storage, everything related to performance optimization.
• Experience in Autonomous Vehicle or robotic system building.
• Hands‑on experience in embedded development, operating systems and real‑time software.

Base salary will be determined based on location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $184,000

USD – $287,500

USD for Level4, and $224,000

USD – $356,500

USD for Level
5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July
21,2026.

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