AV Engineer: Software Development and Integration

Aidoptation; Sint-Truiden; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Responsibilities include profiling, architecture improvements, test strategy, and CI/replay validation to enable safer releases and faster iteration on both simulated and on‑vehicle environments. Occasional travel may be required as projects demand.

Qualifications

• MSc in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or similar.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong modern C++ and Python skills with solid engineering practices (testing, code review, profiling).
• Comfortable in Linux environments, ROS 2, Git workflows, and debugging distributed systems (Linux and ROS 2 required).
• ROS 2 experience is required.
• Driving license valid in the EU and right to work in EU (visa sponsorship not available).
• Fluent English (Dutch a plus).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain core software infrastructure for the autonomy stack.
• Develop robust C++ and Python components for planning, localization, control, testing, and vehicle operations.
• Contribute across ROS 2 nodes, interfaces, and integration patterns.
• Improve performance, maintainability through profiling, architecture improvements, test strategy, and interface design.
• Support deployment, debugging, and developer tooling to ease issue investigation and regression testing.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

ROS 2

Git workflows

Debugging distributed systems

Fluent English

Education

MSc in Software Engineering/CS/Robotics

Tools

Containers

CI/CD

Build systems

Logging/replay tooling

Job description

Why Aidoptation?

At Aidoptation, we develop autonomous driving software for high-speed (120kph) driving. Our EdgeDrive stack is built on deterministic, rule-based control and designed to avoid safety-critical situations before they arise. We hold the first authorisation to test Level 4 autonomy on public highways up to the speed limit. As a startup, we move fast and stay close to the technology, so your work ends up on real vehicles on real roads. Because of our roots in autonomous racing we build with precision and robustness.

Why Aidoptation?

At Aidoptation, we develop autonomous driving software for high-speed (120kph) driving. Our EdgeDrive stack is built on deterministic, rule-based control and designed to avoid safety-critical situations before they arise. We hold the first authorisation to test Level 4 autonomy on public highways up to the speed limit. As a startup, we move fast and stay close to the technology, so your work ends up on real vehicles on real roads. Because of our roots in autonomous racing we build with precision and robustness.

Role Description

You will build and maintain core software infrastructure for our autonomy stack, developing robust C++ and Python components that support planning, localization, control, testing, and vehicle operations. The role requires strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to turn algorithmic requirements into clean, scalable, and production-ready systems. You will contribute across ROS 2 nodes, interfaces, and integration patterns, with a focus on creating software that is easy to understand, reliable to operate, and straightforward to extend.

You will improve the performance and maintainability of the codebase through profiling, architecture improvements, test strategy, and disciplined interface design. You will help strengthen engineering quality by expanding CI, regression, and replay-based validation, enabling safer releases and faster iteration across both simulation and on-vehicle environments. In addition, you will support deployment, debugging, and developer tooling, making it easier to investigate issues, reproduce failures, and maintain confidence in system behavior across releases. Over time, you will own critical components used across the autonomy organization and drive measurable gains in reliability, test coverage, developer productivity, and software quality. Occasional travel may be required based on test campaigns.

Requirements

Must-Haves

• MSc in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or similar
• 3+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong modern C++ and Python skills with solid engineering practices (testing, code review, profiling)
• Comfortable in Linux environments, ROS 2, Git workflows, and debugging distributed systems (Linux and ROS 2 required)
• ROS 2 experience is required
• Driving license valid in the EU
• Startup mentality: ownership, pragmatism, and high standards.
• Fluent English (Dutch is a plus)
• Applicants must already have the right to work in the EU. Visa sponsorship is not available

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with containers, CI/CD, and build systems
• Exposure to real-time, safety-critical, or robotics systems
• Experience building internal tooling for logging, replay, and regression
• Familiarity with performance profiling on embedded or accelerated hardware