Software Engineer - Backend

Avride • Austin, TX

26d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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).
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with web frontend technologies (TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS).
• Experience with C++.

Responsibilities

• 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 This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees