Senior Staff Software Engineer (C++)

Aeva

Job Location:

Mountain View, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Aevas mission is to bring the next wave of perception to a broad range of applications from automated driving to industrial robotics consumer electronics consumer health security and beyond. Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology that integrates all key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics chip in a compact module. Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors uniquely detect instant velocity in addition to 3D position allowing autonomous devices like vehicles and robots to make more intelligent and safe decisions.

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer C to lead the design and development of Aevas core software infrastructure for 4D LiDAR products. This is a highly technical hands-on role focused on building reliable efficient and scalable systems that power Aevas software stack. This role is ideal for someone who is exceptional in modern C understands large software architectures and can own critical infrastructure used across multiple engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Design build and maintain core C infrastructure used across Aevas software platforms.
Own architecture for large-scale performance-critical systems with a focus on reliability maintainability and long-term scalability.
Lead development of foundational libraries runtime components data pipelines APIs SDK components and system-level services.
Optimize software for latency throughput memory usage concurrency and CPU/GPU efficiency.
Drive technical decisions across teams and provide clear guidance on tradeoffs design patterns interfaces and system boundaries.
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers through design reviews code reviews debugging sessions and technical planning.

What you have

BS MS or PhD in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Robotics or a related technical field.
10 years of professional software engineering experience in modern C.
Strong systems programming background including Linux development networking IPC file I/O process management and performance debugging.
Experience building production-quality infrastructure used by multiple teams or products.
Ability to reason about latency throughput memory usage cache behavior and algorithmic complexity.
Strong debugging skills across application system and integration layers.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.

Nice-to-have

Experience with SDKs APIs middleware data streaming visualization tools or real-time data processing.
Experience with Bazel or similar modern build systems.
Experience with CUDA GPU acceleration SIMD zero-copy data movement or high-throughput data pipelines.
Experience with networking protocols packet capture serialization formats and distributed systems.
Experience with safety-critical automotive or embedded software development.

$192341 - $260239 a year

Salary pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range the successful candidates starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills experience certifications qualifications relevant education or training and market conditions. These ranges are subject to change in the future. Depending on the position offered equity bonus and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage pre-tax commuter and health care/dependent care accounts 401k plan life and disability benefits flexible time off paid parental leave and 11 paid holidays annually.

Required Experience:

Staff IC