CareerPlan

Senior System Software Engineer— Autonomous Driving Context Fusion

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k–$288k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10

Core

Optimize real-time context fusion software that integrates perception, map, and localization data to build a consistent model of the driving environment for autonomous vehicles.

Role type

Senior System Software Engineer (Performance Optimization)

Builds

High-performance context fusion pipelines for autonomous driving systems

Domain

Autonomous Driving / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Modern C++, CPU/memory profiling, Data structures & algorithms, Concurrency, SIMD/vectorization, Cache-aware data layouts, Benchmarking, System architecture design

Preferred skills

Automotive platform experience, State estimation, Map fusion, Real-time software optimization, API design for complex systems

Responsibilities

Optimize software architecture and data flows for CPU/memory/latency constraints, Profile pipelines to identify and fix bottlenecks, Develop performance regression tests, Collaborate with algorithm teams to preserve correctness while improving efficiency, Write maintainable code and contribute to code reviews

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC