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SeniorFull-timePythonC++DockerCI/CDGit
Salary Range
$132,600 - $179,400 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
Platform Engineers at AeroVect own the reliability, performance, and scalability of the software foundation that powers our autonomous ground vehicle fleet. You will manage and optimize Ubuntu-based operating system images, middleware, and device drivers that interface with a diverse multi-sensor ROS 2 stack.
Key Responsibilities
- →Design, build, and maintain custom Ubuntu/Linux distributions for real-time, safety-critical autonomous vehicle workloads
- →Optimize and tune ROS 2 DDS middleware 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 and performance
- →Collaborate with autonomy, perception, and controls engineers to profile CPU/GPU usage and remove bottlenecks
- →Harden the platform for production with security patches and OTA update pipelines
- →Own CI/CD pipelines for OS images and driver packages
- →Provide on-call support during field trials and customer pilots
- →Contribute to technical documentation and best-practice guidelines
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, and resource-constrained optimization
- ✓Experience with Git, Docker/OCI containers
