Senior Staff C++ Systems Architect

Aeva; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Aeva is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, C++ to lead the design and development of its core software infrastructure for 4D LiDAR products in Mountain View. This highly technical, hands‑on role focuses on building reliable, efficient, and scalable systems that power Aeva’s software stack.

Ideal candidates will excel in modern C++, understand large software architectures, and own critical infrastructure used across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience in modern C++.
• Strong systems programming background, including Linux development, networking, IPC, file I/O, process management, and performance debugging.
• Experience building production-quality infrastructure used by multiple teams or products.
• Ability to reason about latency, throughput, memory usage, cache behavior, and algorithmic complexity.
• Strong debugging skills across application, system, and integration layers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain core C++ infrastructure used across Aeva’s software platforms.
• Own architecture for large‑scale, performance‑critical systems with a focus on reliability, maintainability, and long‑term scalability.
• Lead development of foundational libraries, runtime components, data pipelines, APIs, SDK components, and system‑level services.
• Optimize software for latency, throughput, memory usage, concurrency, and CPU/GPU efficiency.
• Drive technical decisions across teams and provide clear guidance on tradeoffs, design patterns, interfaces, and system boundaries.
• Mentor senior and mid‑level engineers through design reviews, code reviews, debugging sessions, and technical planning.

Job description

Aeva is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, C++ to lead the design and development of its core software infrastructure for 4D LiDAR products in Mountain View. This highly technical, hands‑on role focuses on building reliable, efficient, and scalable systems that power Aeva’s software stack.

Ideal candidates will excel in modern C++, understand large software architectures, and own critical infrastructure used across engineering teams.