Senior C++ Engineer (Simulation Infrastructure)

TL;DR

Senior C++ Engineer (Simulation Infrastructure): Developing high-performance infrastructure for autonomous driving simulation systems with an accent on scalability, reproducibility, and system reliability. Focus on designing modular architecture for distributed compute clusters and building tools for complex simulation analysis and performance optimization.

Location: Must be based in Austin, TX. On-site role, no remote options available.

Company

hirify.global builds advanced autonomous driving systems designed to improve safety and mobility.

What you will do

• Design and implement foundational simulation infrastructure using modern C++.
• Ensure simulation runs are technically correct, highly efficient, and reproducible.
• Collaborate with platform and autonomy teams to maintain integration consistency with real-world deployments.
• Lead design reviews and influence cross-team technical architecture decisions.
• Develop robust tools for analyzing performance and debugging complex system behaviors.

Requirements

• 5+ years of production-level software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in modern C++.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no sponsorship provided).
• Expertise in benchmarking, profiling, and optimizing complex systems.
• Experience working within large-scale or distributed compute environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with Python for automation and tooling.
• Familiarity with Bazel build systems.
• Background in robotics, simulation, or embedded systems development.
• Experience modeling real-world physics, sensors, or agent-based environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct contribution to core autonomous driving safety technology.
• Opportunity to work on complex, high-scale simulation infrastructure.
• Collaborative environment with autonomy and data science teams.
• Exposure to large-scale distributed computing challenges.