Vehicle Data Infrastructure Engineer (C++/Python)

PlusAI, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Catered free lunch

401(k) plan

Job summary

PlusAI, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer to own data infrastructure for vehicle sensor data, from recording to replay and analytics. You will work primarily in modern C++ and Python, solving systems challenges across constrained devices and large-scale offline infrastructure.

Open to SE or Sr SE level; strong fundamentals, ownership and the ability to learn quickly are valued. Prior autonomous-vehicle experience is helpful but not required.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency in modern C++ and Python for services and tooling.
• Strong Linux systems knowledge including concurrency, memory management, I/O, networking, debugging and profiling.
• Self-driven with ownership mindset and ability to drive projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve high-throughput C++ systems for recording vehicle sensor and runtime data within resource constraints.
• Build reliable Python data-plane services for data transfer, ingestion, validation, and cataloging.
• Evolve data formats and APIs across C++ and Python with versioning, serialization, and compression.
• Improve fleet-scale analytics access via columnar representations and lakehouse technologies.
• Adhere to the Quality Management System and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

Ownership

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS or related

Tools

protobuf

gRPC

Parquet

Delta Lake

Iceberg

Job description

PlusAI, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer to own data infrastructure for vehicle sensor data, from recording to replay and analytics. You will work primarily in modern C++ and Python, solving systems challenges across constrained devices and large-scale offline infrastructure.

Open to SE or Sr SE level; strong fundamentals, ownership and the ability to learn quickly are valued. Prior autonomous-vehicle experience is helpful but not required.