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Senior Software Engineer II, Product Engineering - Consumer AV

San Francisco, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Oct 2024

💰 $210,000/yr($142,800/yr – $210,000/yr)

About the role

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We’re building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

In our cars, you’re free to be yourself. It’s the same here at Cruise. We’re creating a culture that values the experiences and contributions of all of the unique individuals who collectively make up Cruise, so that every employee can do their best work.

Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

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.