Senior Platform Engineer - Autonomous Robotics & ROS2

Methodfi; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - USD 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading autonomous vehicle company in Atlanta seeks a Platform Engineer to enhance software reliability for their autonomous vehicle fleet. Responsibilities include designing custom Linux distributions, maintaining kernel modules, and optimizing data flow management. Candidates must have 3+ years in Linux-based systems, proficiency in C++ and Python, and hands-on experience with ROS. This role is pivotal in ensuring the autonomy and performance of next-generation ground vehicles.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing or maintaining Linux-based embedded or robotics platforms.
• Hands-on experience with ROS 1 or ROS 2 in a production or research setting.
• Strong grasp of real-time performance tuning and profiling tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain custom Ubuntu/Linux distributions for safety-critical autonomous vehicles.
• Optimize ROS 2 DDS middleware for low-latency data flows.
• Develop and maintain kernel modules and user-space drivers for sensor interfaces.
• Implement observability and logging solutions for system performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with engineers to profile CPU/GPU usage and resolve bottlenecks.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux-based embedded systems

ROS 1 or ROS 2

DDS internals and QoS tuning

Real-time performance tuning

Git

Docker/OCI containers

Tools

Ubuntu

Nvidia Orin/Jetson

Yocto

v4l2/gstreamer

Job description

A leading autonomous vehicle company in Atlanta seeks a Platform Engineer to enhance software reliability for their autonomous vehicle fleet. Responsibilities include designing custom Linux distributions, maintaining kernel modules, and optimizing data flow management. Candidates must have 3+ years in Linux-based systems, proficiency in C++ and Python, and hands-on experience with ROS. This role is pivotal in ensuring the autonomy and performance of next-generation ground vehicles.