Senior Software Engineer - Embedded, AV Labs

Uber; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 202,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

401(k) plan participation

Various employee benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Senior Embedded Engineer to develop robust firmware and device drivers for AV sensors like LiDAR, radar, and cameras in Sunnyvale, CA. This role involves critical projects from hardware bring-up to deployment on custom AV computing platforms.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive embedded software experience, familiarity with automotive standards, and the ability to collaborate closely with hardware teams. A competitive salary is offered alongside a bonus program and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing embedded software using modern C/C++.
• Experience writing firmware and drivers for automotive-grade components.
• Familiarity with automotive functional safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and maintain robust firmware and drivers for AV sensors.
• Execute board bring-up, hardware validation, and software deployment.
• Utilize debugging tools to troubleshoot complex system-level issues.

Skills

Embedded Software Experience

Low-Level Driver Expertise

Production Lifecycle Execution

Education

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

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

Automotive Interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, PCIe)

Job description

About the Role

Uber is launching AV Labs to accelerate the autonomous technology ecosystem. We're building out a high‑velocity team of multi‑disciplinary experts to turn real‑world operations into high‑quality data for our autonomous partners. This team is focused on the hardest problem in AV today: unlocking real‑world, long‑tail driving data. Autonomy is now a data race—and Uber has an edge: we collect rare, real‑world driving data at a scale and capital efficiency no one else can match.

Our AV Labs Hardware team is pioneering the next‑generation E/E architecture for our cutting‑edge L4 data‑collection capable vehicle fleet. You will drive critical projects ranging from initial 3rd‑party hardware driver and firmware development to the embedded development, bring‑up, and deployment of our in‑house designed production hardware. As a Senior Embedded Engineer, your technical expertise will directly accelerate our path to production, playing a key role in shaping the reliability of our autonomous data collection fleet.

What You Will Do

• Develop Core Firmware & Drivers: Design, write, and maintain robust firmware and low‑level device drivers for 3rd‑party automotive‑grade components and critical AV sensors (LiDAR, radar, cameras) to enable immediate, high‑fidelity data collection and shadow mode operations.
• Drive In‑House Hardware Bring‑Up: Execute the transition to production by taking ownership of board bring‑up, hardware validation, and low‑level software deployment for our custom, in‑house designed autonomous computing platforms.
• Collaborate on HW/SW Co‑Design: Partner closely with electrical and hardware engineering teams to implement hardware‑software interfaces, participate in schematic reviews, and ensure component selection aligns with firmware requirements.
• Debug & Optimize Complex Systems: Utilize hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) and software profiling to troubleshoot intricate system‑level issues, optimize sensor data pipelines, and ensure strict timing and network synchronization across the vehicle.
• Contribute to Team Excellence: Act as a technical resource and mentor within the hardware team, actively contributing to best practices for embedded software architecture, code quality, and scalable deployment.

Basic Qualifications

• Embedded Software Experience: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, accompanied by 5+ years of professional experience developing embedded software using modern C/C++ in RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux) or bare‑metal environments.
• Low‑Level Driver & Automotive Hardware Expertise: Strong experience writing firmware and device drivers for complex, automotive‑grade components, SoCs, and autonomous vehicle sensors (e.g., LiDAR, radar, cameras). This must include hands‑on experience with sensor integration, board bring‑up, hardware debugging tools (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), and familiarity with standard automotive interfaces and vehicle networks (e.g., CAN/CAN‑FD, Automotive Ethernet, FPD‑Link/GMSL, PCIe, SPI, I2C).
• Production Lifecycle Execution: Demonstrated experience contributing to embedded hardware systems from initial prototyping and 3rd‑party integration through to production deployment—ideally within the autonomous vehicle, robotics, or mission‑critical automotive domains.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hardware‑Software Co‑Design: Experience collaborating closely with electrical and hardware engineers on custom board designs, including participation in schematic reviews and component selection for computing platforms.
• Functional Safety & Automotive Standards: Understanding of automotive functional safety standards and their application in embedded software development, including experience with ISO 26262 (ASIL B through ASIL D) compliance and adherence to coding guidelines like MISRA C/C++.
• Advanced Timing & Synchronization: Experience with distributed system timing and hardware synchronization methodologies critical for sensor fusion. Familiarity with Precision Time Protocol (PTP/gPTP, IEEE 802.1AS) and hardware PPS routing across complex vehicle networks is highly valued.
• High‑Performance AV Compute Platforms: Experience developing firmware and drivers for modern, high‑performance autonomous driving SoCs and compute platforms (e.g., NVIDIA DRIVE, Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride) and optimizing data pipelines utilizing hardware accelerators (GPUs, DSPs, NPUs).

For Sunnyvale, CA‑based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$202,000 per year – USD$224,000 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full‑time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdb_Y9Bv8-lWDMbpidF2GKXsxzNh11wUUVS7fM1znOfEJsVeA/viewform