Software Engineer - Backend at Avride

Austin, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

12 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Go, TCP, UDP, HTTP, SQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, Git, Distributed Systems, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, RESTful APIs, gRPC APIs, Redis

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

About the Team AVRIDE is an autonomous driving company with the mission to make transportation safer and more efficient through cutting-edge technology. We hold a unique position in the market, developing self-driving taxis and delivery robots. Our delivery robot division already has production in the US and Japan. Our compact team consists of highly talented engineers with extensive expertise. Joining us means diving into a startup atmosphere and making a significant impact on the company's results and the autonomous industry as a whole. About the Role As a Backend Engineer on our Autonomous Delivery team, you’ll build and maintain the core backend systems that connect our cloud platform with autonomous vehicles. You’ll develop reliable Go services, integrate with internal and external systems, and ensure stable performance even over unreliable networks. You’ll collaborate closely with infrastructure and robotics teams, troubleshoot production issues, and help improve the tools and APIs that keep our delivery platform running smoothly at scale. What You'll Do Develop and maintain the backend of the autonomous delivery web service. Manage the setup, configuration, administration, and monitoring of this service within our infrastructure, ensuring its reliability and performance. Develop and maintain integrations with diverse internal and third-party services. Communicate effectively with other teams and external partners. Develop and maintain the code and protocols for communication between the web service and the autonomous vehicles. Rapidly troubleshoot and debug production issues. Mentor new team members. Participate in code reviews. What You'll Need Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent. At least 5 years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on building and troubleshooting network applications. Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills. Proficiency in Go. Strong understanding of common network protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP). 5+ years of experience with SQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL). 5+ years of experience with Linux and common development tools, such as version control (e.g. Git). 3+ years of experience in development of distributed systems, particularly those operating over unreliable network connections (e.g. LTE). 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms, containerization and deployment tools (e.g. AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform). 3+ years of experience designing and developing RESTful and gRPC APIs. 3+ years of experience with Key-value stores (e.g. Redis). Experience with web frontend technologies (TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS). Experience with C++. Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer is not offering relocation sponsorship, and remote work options are not available.

Responsibilities

The engineer will develop and maintain the core backend systems connecting the cloud platform with autonomous vehicles, focusing on reliable Go services and integrations. Responsibilities also include managing service configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting production issues, and developing vehicle communication protocols.