Drimva

Bot Auto

Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering

Houston, TX +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026

Location
Houston, TX
Houston, Texas, United States
Experience
5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a strong focus on security.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

About the job

Designs and operates security across Bot Auto’s autonomous trucking systems, from in-vehicle software to cloud infrastructure, including protections for AI systems.

What you'll do

  • Implement onboard security controls such as secure boot, code signing, key management, and secure OTA updates.
  • Architect infrastructure and platform security across Kubernetes, AWS, on-premises data centers, and CI/CD systems.
  • Assess AI security risks and build guardrails, sandboxing, and monitoring for LLMs and agentic workflows.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with a strong focus on security.
  • Software development skills in one or more of Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Understanding of applied cryptography, authentication and authorization, secure system design, and common vulnerability classes; production experience securing cloud infrastructure and/or distributed systems.

Nice to have

  • Experience with embedded, automotive, IoT, or onboard/edge security.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS security, IaC security, CI/CD hardening, AI/LLM security, IAM, secrets management, security tooling, or security frameworks.

Tools

Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform

AI focus

Assess security implications of large language models and agentic workflows, including prompt injection, data exfiltration, and model and supply-chain risks; develop guardrails, sandboxing, and monitoring.

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)