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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Verification And Validation

Foster City, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-03-26 → 2026-09-26

Core

Technical lead owning end-to-end validation strategy for critical safety systems in autonomous driving robots, architecting software infrastructure for high-fidelity testing and compliance.

Role type

Senior IC SDET (Verification & Validation)

Builds

End-to-end validation frameworks, CI pipelines, fault injection emulators, and data analysis tools for safety-critical monitors.

Domain

Autonomous mobility / Robotics / Safety-critical systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, C++, Linux internals, networking protocols, CI/CD pipeline architecture, root cause analysis, log mining, SQL, real-time fault injection, HIL/SIL methodologies

Preferred skills

Generative AI for code/test improvement, Pytest customization, data engineering tools (SQL, PySpark, Databricks), real-time communication protocols (DDS, CAN, I2C, SPI)

Technologies

Python, C++, Linux, Jenkins, Bamboo, Grafana, SQL, PySpark, Databricks, Polarion, JAMA, DOORS, DDS, I2C, SPI, CAN, GMSL2

Responsibilities

Lead design and maintenance of large-scale SIL/HIL testing frameworks; Architect and manage end-to-end CI pipelines; Lead root cause analysis for system-level failures; Perform gap analyses between safety requirements and test implementations; Lead end-to-end validation and clearance process for safety-critical monitors.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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