Senior/Staff Software Engineer, C++

Who we are Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation. The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations. About the role We are seeking passionate Senior/Staff Software Engineers who have strong fundamentals in software development practices and are experts in C++ in a production-oriented environment. The ideal candidate is a highly experienced C++ developer with a passion for building scalable, high-performance s [... source excerpt omitted ...] perception and autonomy capabilities for the world's first safe, reliable, and efficient network of autonomous vehicles. You will partner with research and software engineers to productionize, integrate, optimize, test, and validate perception and autonomy features for our autonomous fleet. This role will be onsite at our Santa Clara, CA office. What you'll do Design, implement, integrate, and support real-time, mission-critical software for Gatik’s autonomy stack Build and evolve platform capabilities that enable perception and autonomy algorithms to run reliably and efficiently in production Work with research engineers to translate algorithms and prototypes into maintaina [... source excerpt omitted ...] for Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field Master’s or PhD preferred 7+ years of relevant industry experience in a production environment Expert software development skills in C++ and experience with build systems such as Conan, CMake, or Bazel Strong system integration and software architecture experience Experience building real-time, high-performance software on embedded or compute-constrained systems Experience building software platforms, frameworks, or infrastructure supporting perception, robotics, or other complex systems Strong understanding of performance optimization, multithreading, memory management,