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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior/Staff System Software Engineer - ADAS Vision Platform - **Company:** Phantom AI - **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Communications Protocols, Nvidia CUDA, Serialization, Software Debugging, Middleware, Ethernet, Protocol Buffers, Network Programming, Real-Time Operating Systems, RTLinux, System Software, WebRTC, ZeroMQ (Concurrent Programming Libraries), Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Caching, Information Technology, TensorRT, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=82d462dc1c368321 ## About the Role * 6+ years building system software for real-time or embedded environments * Expert-level C++ (and solid C), including debugging on real hardware under real-time constraints * Deep grounding in operating systems and computer architecture: scheduling, memory, caches, IPC, and what they cost * Hands-on ROS or ROS2 experience - designing nodes/components, defining messages, working with bag data * Fluency in serialization and middleware (Protocol Buffers, DDS, ZeroMQ, or similar) and network programming over TCP/UDP/Ethernet * Working practice with AI-assisted development tools as a normal part of how you build, debug, and test * BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience Nice to have * Depth in an RTOS or safety-grade platform: QNX, RT Linux, or Green Hills INTEGRITY * Experience across both ROS1 and ROS2 ecosystems, including bag formats (rosbag/rosbag2/MCAP) and DDS configuration * DNN inference runtimes and accelerators: TensorRT, TIDL, CUDA, quantized inference, and their pre/post-processing pipelines * Cloud-scale data or simulation pipelines: containers, orchestration, batch compute, CI at fleet-data volume * Automotive communication protocols: CAN, automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP * Time spent shipping software in an automotive, robotics, or autonomous-vehicle setting ## Description * Own the runtime infrastructure of a real-time vision system: task orchestration, inter-process messaging, sensor ingestion, and deterministic data flow under hard latency budgets * Build the infrastructure that lets the vision stack run anywhere - on target ECUs, on a developer's desk, and at scale against large volumes of recorded drive data * Design and evolve data replay, simulation, and regression-testing systems that turn field recordings into fast, repeatable development loops * Keep the stack portable and efficient across compute platforms and DNN inference runtimes, from datacenter GPUs to automotive SoCs * Design the real-time communication paths that connect the vision system to vehicle platforms and external consumers * Engineer to automotive safety and security standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21434) without giving up development speed * Build and sharpen the team's AI-assisted engineering workflows - coding agents, AI-assisted code review, test generation - and set the standard for how they're used well ## Related Videos - [Developing an AI.SDK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/198-developing-an-ai-sdk) - [Transforming Education: A Journey from interactive Markdown to Remote-Labs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/941-transforming-education-a-journey-from-interactive-markdown-to-remote-labs) - [HTTP headers that make your website go faster](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1676-http-headers-that-make-your-website-go-faster) - [Code to Road in < 12 hours](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1082-code-to-road-in-12-hours) - [Hello JARVIS - Building Voice Interfaces for Your LLMS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1641-hello-jarvis-building-voice-interfaces-for-your-llms) - [Event based cache invalidation in GraphQL](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/433-event-based-cache-invalidation-in-graphql) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)