Senior Embedded Software Engineer (C++) for Sensing Systems

Latitude AI; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 218,000 - 327,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation packages

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan with vesting

Parental leave

Paid medical leave

Life insurance

Professional development reimbursement

Equity compensation eligibility

Job summary

Latitude AI is developing autonomous driving technology integrated with Ford’s roadmap. A Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the Sensor firmware team will craft embedded C++ for Radar, Lidar, and IMU sensors, and collaborate with hardware and software engineers to deliver robust sensing capabilities.

You will mentor juniors, participate in design reviews, and push for safe, high‑quality code in resource‑constrained environments, leveraging RTOS/Linus where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 7+ years of experience or equivalent.
• Strong embedded C++ development experience for sensing systems.
• Familiarity with RTOS such as FreeRTOS and Embedded Linux is desired.
• Experience with networked sensors (Radar/Lidar) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and efficient embedded software for Radar, Lidar and IMU sensors.
• Collaborate with Software Architect to implement high‑quality C++ code in constrained environments.
• Mentor junior team members on technical design and participate in design/code reviews.
• Design, implement, and test high performance C++ code for sensing systems.
• Work with hardware/system engineers and suppliers to ensure product success.

Skills

C++

Embedded systems

Networking concepts

Multi-processor SoCs

RTOS / Embedded Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or related field

7+ years relevant experience (or 5+ with Master's, or 2+ with PhD)

Job description

Latitude AI is developing autonomous driving technology integrated with Ford’s roadmap. A Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the Sensor firmware team will craft embedded C++ for Radar, Lidar, and IMU sensors, and collaborate with hardware and software engineers to deliver robust sensing capabilities.

You will mentor juniors, participate in design reviews, and push for safe, high‑quality code in resource‑constrained environments, leveraging RTOS/Linus where applicable.