Senior/Staff Software Engineer, C++
GatikMountain View, CA$180k – $260kPosted 27 January 2026
Job Description
Who we are
Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.
The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.
About the role
We are seeking passionate Senior/Staff Software Engineers, who have strong fundamentals in software development practices and are experts in C++ language in production-oriented environment. The ideal candidate is a highly experienced C++ developer with a passion for enabling the world's first safe, reliable efficient network of autonomous vehicles. You will partner with the research and software engineers to design, develop, test and validate AV features for our autonomous fleet.
This role will be onsite at our Mountain View office.
What you'll do
Design, implement, integrate, and support real-time mission-critical software for the Gatik’s autonomy stack
Work with the research engineers to develop maintainable, testable and robust software designs
Architect and implement solutions to complex issues between components partitioned across the large software stack
Be at the forefront of guiding ensuring best SDLC practices while contributing to improving the safety in the core autonomy stack
Collaborate with the Infrastructure and DevOps teams for efficient, secure and scalable software delivery to a network of Gatik’s autonomous fleet
Guide and mentor autonomy researchers and algorithm developers to make sure their components are running efficiently and with optimal compute and memory usage
Review and refine technical requirements and translate them into high-level design plans to support the development of safe AV technology
Conduct code and design reviews and advise on technical matters
What we're looking for
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Robotics or in a related degree
Master's or PhD degree preferred
7+ years relevant industry work experience in a production environment
Expert software developer in C++ and build systems (Conan, Cmake, Bazel)
Experience using software project management software (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
Proven system integration and software architecture skills
Strong background in linear/non-linear optimization, linear algebra or statistics
Experience with building frameworks/software infrastructure for large scale projects
Bonus Qualifications
Working knowledge of the Planning and Prediction modules of the AV stack
Working knowledge of software tools like ROS2, PyTorch
Experience integrating and deploying AI models
Salary Range - $180,000- $260,000
More about Gatik
Founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous vehicle technology, Gatik has rapidly expanded its presence to Mountain View, Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas, and Toronto. As the first and only company to achieve fully driverless middle-mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.
We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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