Staff Software Engineer - Radar Sensors
Latitude AI · Pittsburgh, PA
$218,240–$327,360from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior embedded software engineering role focused on firmware for automotive sensing hardware — specifically radar, lidar, and IMU systems — within an autonomous driving program. Day-to-day work involves writing and maintaining high-performance C++ for resource-constrained environments, collaborating with hardware and systems engineers and external suppliers, and mentoring junior engineers. The role suits experienced embedded engineers with a background in safety-critical systems and network communication protocols.
Senior level · 7+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,000 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,100–3,900
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $217,796 (middle half $177,469–$231,052). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 (5)
The salary range quoted ($218,240–$327,360/yr) is explicitly for California; the role has engineering centers in Pittsburgh PA, Dearborn MI, and Palo Alto CA — Palo Alto (San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CBSA) is used as the primary location given the California comp disclosure, but the role may be filled at any of the three sites.
Experience requirement has three equivalent paths: Bachelor's + 7+ years, Master's + 5+ years, or PhD + 2+ years. The overall years minimum is set to 7 (the Bachelor's path minimum); the degree requirement reflects the lowest qualifying degree (Bachelor's).
FreeRTOS and Embedded Linux are listed together under 'desired' (familiarity), making them preferred rather than required; they are treated as interchangeable alternatives within that single preferred requirement.
Radar and Lidar sensor experience appear under the 'Nice to have' section and are marked preferred accordingly, even though the role's primary deliverables involve those sensors.
Safety-critical sensing systems experience is listed as a preference ('Prefer candidates with…') and technical leadership in automotive is under 'Nice to have' — neither names a specific technology so neither is emitted as a skill.
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