Avride
Software Engineer, Networking & Linux Systems
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- No specific number of years stated; roughly mid to senior level, with emphasis on depth rather than a year count.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer does not offer sponsorship.
About the job
Own and improve the Linux networking and connectivity systems that link autonomous vehicles’ onboard hardware and keep vehicles connected to the cloud.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize onboard networks, including Automotive Ethernet, VLANs, and vehicle-wide PTP/gPTP time synchronization.
- Build cellular bonding and failover systems, tune Linux networking performance, and develop system software and telemetry tools.
- Debug networking issues across software, Linux kernels, drivers, hardware, and embedded OS deployments.
What they ask for
- Strong Linux systems and networking expertise; the posting describes the level as roughly mid to senior, without specifying a year count.
- Hands-on experience with IP routing, VLANs, firewalling, and packet troubleshooting.
- Experience programming in Go and Python, and ability to read and understand C/C++.
- Methodical debugging across user-space code, Linux kernels, drivers, and physical hardware interfaces.
Nice to have
- Experience with Automotive Ethernet, TSN, PTP, ptp4l, or hardware timestamping.
- Familiarity with embedded hardware tools, real-time Linux tuning, or Nix/NixOS.
Tools
Linux, Go, Python, C/C++, PTP, IEEE 802.1AS (gPTP), nftables, iptables
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