Senior Software Engineer - Transport Infrastructure

ATOMS Careers page; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

Equity

Paid holidays

Sick time and flexible time off

Team lunch in SoMa office

Job summary

Atoms is building physical AI and autonomous systems for transport, mining, and food industries. The Senior Software Engineer role focuses on developing scalable backend services, fleet data pipelines, and high-throughput GPU workloads to advance autonomous transport infrastructure.

You’ll design resilient networking, deploy robust tooling, and collaborate across hardware, software, and cloud teams to ensure real-time performance and reliability in real-world environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, building, and operating high-concurrency backend distributed systems in production using Go, C++, Rust, or Python.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containerization, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Practical understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, gRPC, WebSockets, MQTT), load balancing, and edge-to-cloud or data center communications.
• Experience managing compute orchestration, high-throughput storage pipelines, or GPU workloads for AI/ML training and simulation.
• Broad system design skills and an infrastructure generalist mindset, comfortable jumping between networking, developer tooling, and compute clusters as priorities evolve.
• Hands-on experience with hardware is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Build robust developer experience tooling, APIs, and workflows that empower autonomous systems engineers to deploy, test, and iterate rapidly on vehicle hardware and simulation environments.
• Architect and operate high-throughput GPU clusters used for deep learning model training, fleet simulation, and large-scale data ingestion.
• Design resilient, low-latency networking solutions to manage data communication between autonomous vehicles operating in the field and distributed cloud data centers.
• Develop scalable telemetry, logging, metrics, and tracing infrastructure to monitor the health, performance, and safety of vehicle fleets and cloud services in real time.
• Build clean abstractions and proxy interfaces that connect the Transport domain with Atoms’ broader centralized infrastructure stack.

Skills

Go

C++

Rust

Python

AWS/GCP/Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Networking

GPU compute

Distributed systems

Hardware experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Transport Infrastructure

Who we are

Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.

Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We’re changing that.

Atoms builds Physical AI— real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.

This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don’t just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale.

We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.

If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.

What you’ll do

• Build robust developer experience tooling, APIs, and workflows that empower autonomous systems engineers to deploy, test, and iterate rapidly on vehicle hardware and simulation environments.
• Architect and operate high-throughput GPU clusters used for deep learning model training, fleet simulation, and large-scale data ingestion.
• Design resilient, low-latency networking solutions to manage data communication between autonomous vehicles operating in the field and distributed cloud data centers.
• Develop scalable telemetry, logging, metrics, and tracing infrastructure to monitor the health, performance, and safety of vehicle fleets and cloud services in real time.
• Build clean abstractions and proxy interfaces that connect the Transport domain with Atoms’ broader centralized infrastructure stack.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, building, and operating high-concurrency backend distributed systems in production using languages like Go, C++, Rust, or Python.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containerization, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
• Practical understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, gRPC, WebSockets, MQTT), load balancing, and edge-to-cloud or data center communications.
• Experience managing compute orchestration, high-throughput storage pipelines, or GPU workloads for AI/ML training and simulation.
• Broad system design skills and an infrastructure generalist mindset, comfortable jumping between networking, developer tooling, and compute clusters as priorities evolve.
• Hands-on experience with hardware is a strong plus.

At Atoms, you’ll work on one of the defining challenges of our time—bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what’s known and building what doesn’t yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it’s grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team—so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our San Franciscooffice. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $235,000 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options
• 401(k)
• Equity
• Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, and Paid Holidays
• Team lunch in our SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

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