Software Engineer - Simulation Backend

Avride; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

Avride is seeking a Software Engineer - Simulation Backend to join their team in Austin, Texas. The candidate will design and optimize backend systems for large-scale simulations, working at the intersection of cloud computing and distributed systems. Key responsibilities include building infrastructure for simulation jobs, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring reliable performance. Applicants should have significant experience in backend service development, particularly in cloud-native architectures and technologies including Python, AWS, and Kafka.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building backend services in production.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS (S3, EKS), Redis, Kafka, Postgres, Terraform.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement backend services for managing simulation jobs at scale.
• Design data storage and retrieval pipelines using systems like S3, Postgres, and Redis.
• Build distributed messaging systems with Kafka for event-driven pipelines.
• Define infrastructure as code with Terraform for deployment and scaling in AWS.
• Collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams for integration and performance.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

AWS

Redis

Kafka

Postgres

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Join to apply for the Software Engineer - Simulation Backend role at Avride.

Our Simulation team builds foundational infrastructure for large-scale simulations critical to autonomous system development. We operate at the intersection of cloud computing, distributed systems, and core simulation, supporting daily use across QA, autonomy, ML, safety, and data science teams to verify, investigate, validate, and analyze system scenarios.

About the Role

As a Simulation Backend Engineer, you'll design, build, and optimize systems powering distributed simulation workloads. Your work will span data pipelines, orchestration, cloud storage, and microservice infrastructure, enabling efficient and reliable large-scale experiments for our engineers and researchers.

What You'll Do

• Architect and implement backend services for managing simulation jobs at scale.
• Design data storage and retrieval pipelines using systems like S3, Postgres, and Redis.
• Build distributed messaging systems with Kafka for event-driven pipelines.
• Define infrastructure as code with Terraform for deployment and scaling in AWS.
• Collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams for integration and performance.

What You'll Need

• 3+ years of experience building backend services in production.
• Proficiency in Python (preferred), Java, or Go.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with AWS (S3, EKS), Redis, Kafka, Postgres, Terraform.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. No relocation sponsorship or remote options available.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

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Inferred benefits include medical, vision insurance, 401(k), paid maternity/paternity leave, disability insurance.