Senior Staff Software Engineer - Remote Assistance

Gatik

Mountain View, California

Full Time

Posted March 7, 2026

$180k - $260k

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Job Description

Develops and maintains real-time backend software in modern C for autonomous vehicle telemetry, communication, and safety-critical workflows, collaborating across teams to optimize performance and reliability in a driverless logistics environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement backend software in modern C for vehicle telemetry, communication, and system state management.
Develop low-latency, high-reliability communication protocols for real-time data exchange.
Create safety-critical workflows to ensure reliable vehicle state transitions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with operational needs.
Conduct performance analysis and optimize software for high concurrency and real-time operation.
Interface with vendors to ensure technical alignment and integration of hardware and software components.
Participate in on-vehicle testing, analyzing system performance and data collection.

Requirements

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.
Hold a Master’s degree in robotics, computer engineering, or a related field with 5 years of experience in autonomous systems or embedded software, or a Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of experience in autonomous systems or embedded software.
Have strong proficiency in modern C, with deep expertise in high-concurrency systems for real-time or safety-critical applications.
Possess a solid understanding of communication protocols, including TCP/IP, UDP, and custom transport layers.
Have a 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.
Exhibit exceptional analytical and debugging skills, with a proven ability to work across disciplines and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.