Senior Application Engineer - C++ / Solutions Engineering
| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employer$135000 - $190000 per year |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time |
| Location | Palo Alto, California |
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Senior Application Engineer
Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid: ~3 days/week)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: ~$134,000–$190,000 base + bonus/equity
Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid: ~3 days/week)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: ~$134,000–$190,000 base + bonus/equity
For the past decade, my client has been building safety-critical autonomous software deployed across autonomous mobility, robotics, marine, agriculture, automotive, and defense Industries. They’re currently looking for a Senior Application Engineer with expert C++ engineering and real-world deployment solutions.
Why This Role Matters
You’ll help customers successfully implement complex, safety-critical software while influencing how the product evolves. This is not back-office support—you’ll be hands-on with production systems that matter.
What You Will Do- Develop and extend C++ applications and solutions built on core SDKs and platforms
- Deploy software to customer environments and support integration efforts
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams to diagnose issues and influence product improvements
- Troubleshoot complex behavior in embedded, real-time, or distributed systems
- Work directly with customer engineering teams to guide architecture and implementation
- Communicate technical findings clearly to both internal and external stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional C++ software development experience
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and systems-thinking skills
- Experience working with version control systems (Git/GitLab or similar)
- Comfort operating in embedded, real-time, or production-critical environments
- Strong communication skills and customer-facing confidence
- Background in automotive, robotics, aerospace, industrial, or safety-critical systems
- Familiarity with networking or messaging systems (UDP, multicast, DDS, ROS, etc.)
- Prior experience in solutions engineering, professional services, or customer deployments
- Exposure to build systems such as Bazel or CMake
Backed by strategic investors including:
- Jaguar Land Rover / InMotion Ventures
- LG Electronics
- Volvo Group Venture Capital
- Toyota Ventures
- Daimler Truck
- Continental
- and more...
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