Senior C++ Engineer – Simulation Infrastructure

Job Title: Senior C++ Engineer – Simulation Infrastructure
Location: Austin, TX
Salary Range: $150,000 - $170,000 Per Year
Job Type: Direct Hire

Sponsorship: Yes, Company provides visa sponsorship

Job Overview

A leading autonomous mobility company seeks a Senior C++ Engineer to design and build foundational simulation infrastructure. You will develop high-performance, reliable C++ code powering testing, validation, and debugging of autonomous driving systems. This onsite/hybrid role supports modular simulations at scale on distributed clusters, used by QA, autonomy, ML, safety, and data teams for comprehensive scenario analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement foundational simulation infrastructure in C++.

• Ensure simulation runs are correct, reproducible, and efficient.

• Collaborate with platform and autonomy teams to ensure integration and consistency with real-world deployments.

• Lead and contribute to design reviews and cross-team technical decisions.

• Build tools for analyzing performance and debugging system behavior.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building production-level software.

• Strong proficiency in modern C++.

• Experience in benchmarking, profiling, and optimizing complex systems.

• Familiarity with large-scale or distributed compute environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Python for tooling and automation.

• Familiarity with Bazel.

• Background in robotics, simulation, or embedded systems.

• Experience modeling real-world systems, such as physics, sensors, agents, or environments.

Benefits

• Employer-subsidized healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Pre-tax commuter benefits

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Employer-covered disability and life insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Generous PTO

• Covered lunches and more