Senior Software Engineer, C++

Company Overview

We are rewriting the rules of urban mobility. At Vay, customers tap a button and a car arrives - with no one inside - powered by our world-first Remote Driving technology on real public streets. We are live in Las Vegas and scaling fast, powered by a strategic investment of up to $410 million from Grab. Our mission is simple: replace private car ownership with a faster, cleaner, door-to-door mobility model.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain high-performance network stack used to transport data (video, audio, control, telemetry) between the vehicle and the telestation
• Integrate the Vay network stack into various target hardware and software platforms
• Extend and maintain network testbeds and CI infrastructure
• Profile and optimize the performance of the system
• Triage incidents from the production system and create fixes/improvements

Requirements

• Strong modern C++ (17 or later) experience building high-performance, multi-thread systems
• Experience working in Linux-based environments
• Solid networking fundamentals (TCP/UDP) and distributed systems experience
• Understanding of wireless and networking technologies (LTE/5G, Wi-Fi, Starlink)
• Hands-on experience with streaming protocols (RTP/RTCP/RTMP/SRT) and media frameworks (GStreamer, FFmpeg, DirectShow)
• Experience with traffic analysis and debugging tools (Wireshark, perf, perfetto)
• Background in real-time or embedded systems, including modem configuration via AT commands
• Familiarity with congestion control algorithms and network simulation environments
• Experience with build and deployment tooling (CMake, Docker, Yocto) and scripting languages (Python, Lua)
• Experience building graphical or developer-facing UIs (e.g. ImGui)

Benefits

• Competitive salary and ESOP stock options
• Unlimited Paid Vacation Days
• Subsidised Deutschland ticket (Berlin)
• Subsidised Urban Sports Club or FitX Membership
• Exclusive external discounts
• Home Office Set-up financial assistance
• Relocation financial assistance when relocating to Berlin
• Fully funded German Lessons
• Regular team events throughout the year