Software Engineer II - Vehicle Communication (C++)

About the role

The Manage Vehicle Interfaces team at Latitude AI focuses on vehicle communication by building and maintaining the in-vehicle interface layer for our zonal architecture. We define and evolve message schemas (IDL), generate and integrate serialization/decoding code, and implement the C/C++ runtime components that transmit/receive vehicle messages, enforce safety/security checks, and publish faults/telemetry. We also support the supporting ecosystem—bench simulation, logging/converters, and CI—so interface changes can ship reliably.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end integration of vehicle interface definitions through schema/code generation into our onboard C++ publishers/subscribers
• Produce high-quality, maintainable code for plumbing messages: encode/decode mappings, message validation (length, IDs), rate enforcement, and robust error handling/telemetry
• Debug cross-boundary issues efficiently (network capture → deserialization → internal channels → consumers), and reduce integration friction by improving tooling, documentation, and developer workflows around interface changes
• Contribute to verification readiness by adding targeted unit tests and bench-level tests for new/changed messages (examples: decoder correctness, malformed payloads, E2E/SecOC-related drop behavior as applicable)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree, or PhD
• Strong modern C++ knowledge
• Strong unit testing experience with a modern C++ unit testing framework, preferably GTest/GMock
• Strong integration discipline, able to modify multiple repos/areas in one set of changes without breaking integrations
• Familiar with serialization boundaries (Serialization front-end vs. back-end/generated, decode/encode)
• Linux application development fluency
• Experience in ethernet based vehicle networking understanding (UDP batching, parsing messages)

Nice to have

• FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS experience
• LwIP integration experience
• Python experience

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation packages
• High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account with available employer match
• Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting
• Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid medical leave
• Unlimited vacation
• 15 paid holidays
• Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations
• Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Adoption/Surrogacy support program
• Backup child and elder care program
• Professional development reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more
• Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives