Sensor Integration Software Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles at Avride
Austin, TX
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Jul 15, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A sensor integration role focused on building and maintaining low-latency device drivers and software pipelines for a full suite of autonomous vehicle sensors — cameras, LiDAR, radar, IMU, GNSS, and more. The work spans driver development, sensor data preprocessing and timestamping, health-monitoring pipelines, and cross-team collaboration with embedded, perception, and localization groups. Suited to engineers with solid C++ and Python experience and a strong grounding in sensor hardware and principles.
Senior level · 5+ years · National · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Location is not explicitly stated in the posting, but the JD specifies no remote work and no relocation sponsorship, and Avride is headquartered in Austin, TX — CBSA could not be confirmed from the text alone.
Degree requirement is marked None because the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent years of experience' in lieu of a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
ROS is listed under Required Qualifications with the qualifier 'or similar frameworks'; alternatives field captures ROS2 as the closest named substitute, but the requirement itself is a hard gate on the capability.
The sensor types (Camera/GMSL/FPD-Link, LiDAR, Radar, IMU, GNSS) are listed as required domain knowledge under Required Qualifications; each is emitted as a separate must-have skill.
All Bonus Qualifications items (real-time embedded systems, automotive hardware interfaces CAN/SPI/I2C/PCIe/Ethernet, Linux kernel-space, hardware bring-up) are listed under 'Bonus Qualifications' and are treated as preferred.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): real-time embedded systems.
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