Senior Embedded Performance Engineer — Low-Latency Linux

Auterion; Virginia; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Stock Options

Generous holiday allowance

Company pension plan

Car parking

Enhanced maternity & paternity leave

Mental health and wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Auterion is seeking a Senior Embedded Performance Engineer to push the limits of embedded Linux, low-latency video, and data pipelines on autonomous systems. You’ll work across AuterionOS and hardware interfaces to shave latency, improve throughput, and optimize startup times.

This role blends software, systems, and hardware work, requiring strong C++/Python skills, proficiency with ROS2, Docker, and profiling tools, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver measurable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience with object-oriented C++ and/or Python.
• Deep experience with embedded Linux, cross-compilation, debugging, profiling.
• Experience with low-latency video or data-streaming pipelines on embedded platforms.
• Strong debugging and performance analysis skills across system and app levels.
• Proficient with ROS2/DDS middleware and networked systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Apps & Simulation teams to build high-performance autonomous systems.
• Design, optimize, and maintain performance-critical components in AuterionOS.
• Improve end-to-end behavior across compute, networking, video, and hardware interfaces.
• Analyze workloads like real-time telemetry, video, and media processing.
• Investigate bottlenecks from kernel to application code.
• Translate customer use cases into robust technical solutions.
• Propose platform capabilities with measurable performance gains.

Skills

C++

Python

Embedded Linux

Performance tuning

Latency optimization

Profiling

Education

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

docker-compose

qemu

CMake

GStreamer

ROS2/DDS

REST APIs

Job description

Auterion is seeking a Senior Embedded Performance Engineer to push the limits of embedded Linux, low-latency video, and data pipelines on autonomous systems. You’ll work across AuterionOS and hardware interfaces to shave latency, improve throughput, and optimize startup times.

This role blends software, systems, and hardware work, requiring strong C++/Python skills, proficiency with ROS2, Docker, and profiling tools, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver measurable