Tech Stack
DockerLinuxPython
About the role
- Design, build, and maintain custom Ubuntu/Linux distributions tailored for real‑time, safety‑critical autonomous vehicle workloads.
- Optimize and tune ROS 2 DDS middleware (e.g., Cyclone DDS, Fast DDS) for low‑latency, high‑throughput multi‑sensor data flows.
- Develop, integrate, and maintain kernel modules and user‑space drivers for LiDARs, cameras, radars, GNSS/INS, CAN, and other vehicle interfaces.
- Maintain and expand the network interfaces of the system.
- Implement observability and logging solutions to monitor system health, performance, and resource utilization in both lab and field deployments.
- Collaborate with autonomy, perception, and controls engineers to profile CPU/GPU usage and remove bottlenecks across the stack.
- Harden the platform for production by applying security patches, enforcing secure boot, and implementing over‑the‑air (OTA) update pipelines.
- Own CI/CD pipelines for OS images and driver packages; automate build, test, and deployment processes.
- Provide on‑call support for platform components during field trials and customer pilots.
- Contribute to technical documentation and best‑practice guidelines for internal and external developers.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience developing or maintaining Linux‑based embedded or robotics platforms
- Proficiency in C++ and Python
- Hands‑on experience with ROS 1 or ROS 2 in a production or research setting
- Knowledge of DDS internals and QoS tuning for deterministic data delivery
- Strong grasp of real‑time performance tuning, profiling tools (perf, eBPF, tracing), and resource‑constrained optimization
- Experience with Git, Docker/OCI containers
- Prior work on autonomous vehicles, drones, or other safety‑critical robotic systems is preferred.
- Experience with ptp4l configurations in complex systems is preferred.
- Familiarity with common communication buses and protocols (USB, Ethernet, CAN, PCIe, SPI, I2C) is preferred.
- Experience with v4l2/gstreamer is preferred.
- Deep knowledge of Ubuntu or Linux systems, including package management, systemd, networking, and kernel configuration is preferred.
- Experience with Nvidia Orin/Jetson platforms is preferred.
- Experience with Yocto is preferred.
- Experience customizing the Linux kernel for PREEMPT_RT or other real‑time patches is preferred.
- Familiarity with GPU acceleration frameworks (CUDA, Vulkan) and heterogeneous compute scheduling is preferred.
- Experience integrating functional safety libraries and tools (e.g., MISRA, ISO 26262 compliance workflow) is preferred.
- Experience writing or debugging kernel modules and user‑space drivers is preferred.
- Comfort working in a fast‑paced startup environment and supporting field deployments at airports or other industrial sites is preferred.
- Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
C++PythonROS 1ROS 2DDSreal-time performance tuningprofiling toolskernel modulesuser-space driversYocto
Soft skills
collaborationtechnical documentationproblem-solvingcommunicationsupport
Certifications
MISRAISO 26262