Software Engineer, Logs Infrastructure

WE ARE CONSIDERING CANDIDATES ACROSS THE US, BUT THIS ROLE REQUIRES ONSITE WORK IN AUSTIN, TX. RELOCATION WILL BE REQUIRED FOR CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE AUSTIN AREA.

Software Engineer, Logs Infrastructure

We are partnering with a growing autonomous systems and robotics company to hire a Software Engineer focused on logs infrastructure and large-scale vehicle data delivery.

This role will support the critical infrastructure responsible for capturing, encoding, transmitting, storing, and processing large volumes of data generated by autonomous vehicles and robotic systems.

You will build Linux-based system services that securely transfer data from vehicles to the cloud, as well as backend services that manage data delivery and processing workflows. This is an opportunity to work across embedded systems, distributed systems, backend development, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale data platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance logging software for autonomous systems
• Build Linux system services responsible for capturing and transmitting vehicle data
• Develop backend services that control data delivery and processing workflows
• Create reliable and secure data-transfer systems between vehicles and cloud platforms
• Optimize the storage, movement, and processing of terabytes of data
• Contribute to the architecture and implementation of large-scale data platforms
• Improve system performance, reliability, observability, and scalability
• Work across embedded devices, x86 systems, cloud infrastructure, and backend services
• Collaborate with systems, infrastructure, data, and autonomous vehicle engineering teams
• Support testing, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of production services

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What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of professional system-level software development experience
• Strong experience working with Linux-based systems
• Experience supporting both x86 systems and embedded devices
• Professional proficiency in at least one of the following:
• Python
• C++
• Go
• Experience developing backend services or system services
• Familiarity with distributed systems and data-storage technologies
• Understanding of large-scale data movement, storage, and processing
• Experience working with cloud services
• Basic understanding of software and data-security principles
• Ability to develop reliable, maintainable, and performance-conscious production software

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS
• Experience with Ubuntu or other Linux distributions
• Familiarity with NixOS
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Knowledge of GitHub-based CI/CD workflows
• Familiarity with DevOps and cloud infrastructure practices
• Experience developing logging, telemetry, observability, or data-ingestion systems
• Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, automotive systems, or edge computing
• Comfortable working across embedded, backend, cloud, and infrastructure environments

Location: Austin, TX

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Relocation: Candidates across the US will be considered, but relocation to Austin is required

Employment Type: Full-time, direct hire

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply or message me directly for additional information.