Lead Software Engineer, Control at Avride
Austin, TX
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Jul 2, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mostly hands-on role focused on building and optimizing Model Predictive Control systems and vehicle dynamics models in modern C++ for an autonomous vehicle platform. The engineer will own trajectory-tracking solutions from design through production, work with real-world vehicle data to refine dynamic parameters, and provide technical direction and mentorship to a small team of two or three controls engineers while serving as the cross-team technical liaison.
Senior level · 6+ years · National · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting title is inconsistent — it opens as 'a highly skilled software engineer' and then re-frames as 'Lead Software Engineer'. The advertised seniority is treated as Unspecified because neither framing carries a standard level word in a stable title; the actual requirements (6+ years, end-to-end ownership, technical direction of a small team) support a Senior classification.
The role is explicitly on-site with no remote option and no relocation sponsorship; candidates must already be US work-authorized.
The 20% technical leadership component (directing 2–3 engineers, cross-team coordination) is real but secondary to the 80% hands-on engineering work, so the role is classified as an individual-contributor Software Developer rather than a people-management code.
Digital signal processing is listed under 'Nice to have' and is marked preferred accordingly.
Advanced mathematics (optimization, probability, mechanics) appears under 'Nice to have' and is not extracted as a separate required skill; the underlying hard requirement is captured via the required optimization algorithms and MPC skills.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): data analysis.
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