Senior Security Software Engineer – Autonomous Vehicle Systems

Bot-Auto; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bot Auto, based in Houston, TX, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead security across the autonomous trucking stack, spanning in-vehicle, cloud, and CI/CD platforms. You will shape security strategy, implement controls, and mentor teams to uphold a security-first culture.

You will own threat modeling, SSDLC, vulnerability management, and incident response, ensuring safe and robust deployments from vehicle to cloud. The role combines hands-on engineering with architectural oversight.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering with a security focus.
• Solid cryptography, authn/authz, secure design knowledge.
• Experience securing cloud infra and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security controls for onboard systems and OTA updates.
• Architect security across Kubernetes, AWS, and on-prem environments.
• Develop protections for AI systems and guardrails for LLMs.
• Lead SSDLC, threat modeling, and risk assessments.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Zero trust

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

HashiCorp Vault

SAST/DAST

Job description

Bot Auto, based in Houston, TX, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead security across the autonomous trucking stack, spanning in-vehicle, cloud, and CI/CD platforms. You will shape security strategy, implement controls, and mentor teams to uphold a security-first culture.

You will own threat modeling, SSDLC, vulnerability management, and incident response, ensuring safe and robust deployments from vehicle to cloud. The role combines hands-on engineering with architectural oversight.