Senior Software Engineer - Sensor Systems, Robot Software (C++)

Location: Sunnyvale, California, USA (hybrid)

Salary: $176,500–$260,000 annually, plus equity

Company

hirify.global develops Embodied AI software and foundation models for mapless, hardware-agnostic automated driving systems.

What you will do

• Build and deliver reliable, observable, and debuggable C++ software for edge devices deployed across a large vehicle fleet.
• Develop software for automotive sensor integration, data capture, streaming, storage, and machine learning inference at the edge.
• Deliver and maintain soft-real-time Linux applications across embedded vehicle devices.
• Design fault-tolerant solutions, diagnostics, and monitoring tools to identify and resolve fleet performance issues.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Product, Project, Engineering Management, Embodied AI, and Science stakeholders.
• Promote engineering best practices through testing, documentation, tooling, mentorship, and collaboration.

Requirements

• Proficiency developing high-performance embedded Linux systems software in C++ across the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience with automotive sensors such as cameras, LiDAR, radar, IMU, GNSS, or localization systems.
• Knowledge of embedded Linux, build systems, user-space applications, and IPC middleware such as ROS or other automotive middleware.
• Understanding of distributed systems, scalability, performance optimization, and high-throughput robotics applications.
• Ability to debug stack traces, core dumps, disk and memory bottlenecks, system load, external devices, and threading issues.
• 5+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, or real-world sensing applications.
• Experience with QNX, real-time operating systems, automotive SoCs, or embedded Linux environments.
• Knowledge of UDP/TCP, Ethernet communications, and debugging network bottlenecks in high-data-rate systems.
• Advanced degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid full-time work in Sunnyvale, California.
• Competitive equity package in addition to the stated salary.
• Inclusive and respectful work environment focused on diverse perspectives and collaboration.
• Accommodations and adjustments are available throughout the interview process.

Hiring process

• Interview accommodations can be requested to support full participation.
• Application materials may be used to prefill the application form.