Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gatik is a leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service solution. They are seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to develop modern C++ backend systems for vehicle telemetry and real-time communication, collaborating across teams to optimize performance and reliability.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement back-end software in modern C++ to support vehicle telemetry, communications, and system state management
- Architect low-latency, high-reliability communication protocols for real-time data exchange across distributed systems
- Develop intuitive and safety-critical user workflows to ensure clear and reliable vehicle state transitions
- Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in behavior planning, platform engineering, integration, safety, and operations to align technical solutions with stakeholder needs
- Perform metric analysis and performance optimization in a dynamic, highly concurrent software stack
- Interface with global vendors, ensuring alignment of technical goals, deliverables, and integration timelines
- Participate in on-vehicle testing, conducting functional analysis of new features and collecting data on latency, throughput, and stream quality
Skills
- Master's degree in robotics, computer engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of experience, or Bachelor's degree with 7+ years in autonomous systems or embedded software
- Strong proficiency in modern C++, with deep expertise in high-concurrency systems for real-time or safety-critical applications
- Solid understanding of communication protocols, including TCP/IP, UDP, and custom transport layers
- Strong grasp of operating system fundamentals, including process priority, scheduling, inter-process communication (IPC), and performance optimization on distributed platforms
- Experience with robotics middleware, particularly ROS 2
- Exceptional analytical and debugging skills, with a proven ability to work across disciplines and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Experience with cellular networks, modem optimization, and telecom systems is a strong plus
Company Overview
Gatik is developing technology for autonomous light & medium duty trucks for B2B short-haul logistics. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.gatik.ai/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Gatik has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 20 in 2025, 17 in 2024, 10 in 2023, 8 in 2022, 5 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.