Senior Software Engineer II, Product Engineering, Consumer AV (US Remote Eligible)

The Consumer AV (Autonomous Vehicle) team plays a central role in connecting AVs to riders and the public. The team owns safety-critical integrations to a variety of hardware components, managing the vehicle’s cabin during and between rides, and simulation tooling to enable remote testing capabilities for Cruisers.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer II who will be responsible for leading, designing, and implementing complex, highly scalable, low-latency software in C++ on Linux-based ROS systems. This is a unique opportunity to build high impact, user-focused products that integrate with all teams across Cruise.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of next-generation AVs across various platforms.

• Lead the design and execution of AV system architectures to enable key workflows, such as user trip states for ridehail and delivery services.

• Develop and maintain I/O, data processing, and vehicle control nodes that seamlessly integrate with hardware components.

• Create simulation tools that empower the Cruise remote workforce to conduct virtual product testing and validation.

• Drive improvements in software reliability through requirements generation, continuous integration, automated testing, issue tracking, and comprehensive code reviews.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Systems Engineering, Program Management, Product Management, Fleet Operations, and peer software teams to develop critical features for AVs.

• Deliver complex projects providing guidance and mentorship to team members throughout the development process.

What you must have

• 5+ years of proven experience building, testing and shipping production-quality software

• 5+ years of experience with modern C++

• Strong computer science fundamentals in object oriented programming, scalable software systems, data structures, algorithm design, best practices, and complexity analysis

• Passion for building tools, frameworks and libraries that simplify complex workflows

• Proven track record of effective collaboration with cross-functional partners

Bonus points!

• Experience developing on and for AVs, ROS, embedded Linux

• Experience with automotive domains such as infotainment, telematics, ADAS systems

• Experience using scripting languages: Python, Bash

• Experience with network protocols: UDP, TCP/IP, WebSockets, gRPC

• Familiar with column oriented database/data warehouse: BigQuery, RedShift

• Solid understanding in building hardware abstraction layers, software with platform agnostic architecture

The salary range for this position is $142,800 - $210,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.