Software Engineer, Networking & Linux Systems

Location: Austin, Texas; on-site/hybrid at the Austin facility. Remote work is not available, and candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous vehicles and delivery robots supported by embedded Linux, vehicle networking, and fleet connectivity platforms.

What you will do

• Architect and optimize fault-tolerant internal networks connecting compute nodes, controllers, LiDARs, and cameras.
• Design and maintain vehicle-wide time synchronization using PTP and IEEE 802.1AS/gPTP.
• Configure and troubleshoot managed automotive and industrial switches, VLAN segmentation, and Automotive Ethernet.
• Build cellular bonding and failover mechanisms across multiple LTE/5G carriers.
• Develop Go and Python system software, telemetry agents, and connectivity daemons for x86_64 and ARM64 platforms.
• Integrate networking components with custom embedded Linux deployments and build monitoring for fleet connectivity health.

Requirements

• Strong system-level software development experience with deep Linux systems and networking expertise.
• Advanced knowledge of IP routing, VLANs, firewalling with nftables or iptables, and packet troubleshooting with tcpdump or Wireshark.
• Professional experience with Go and Python, plus the ability to read and understand C/C++ for driver and kernel debugging.
• Experience debugging across user-space code, Linux kernels, drivers, and physical hardware interfaces.
• Must be based in or work on-site/hybrid from Austin, Texas, and be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Automotive Ethernet, TSN, PTP, ptp4l, or hardware timestamping experience.
• Embedded hardware debugging with serial consoles, JTAG, I2C, or SPI on ARM64 platforms.
• Real-time Linux tuning, cgroups, CPU pinning, and scheduling-priority experience.
• Familiarity with Nix and NixOS.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on ownership across networking architecture, embedded Linux, hardware integration, and fleet connectivity.
• Close collaboration with core platform and hardware engineers.
• Work involving safety-critical vehicle infrastructure, high-throughput data paths, and real-world autonomous systems.
• No relocation or visa sponsorship is offered.