# Senior Staff Software Engineer (C++) at Aeva

- Company: Aeva
- What the company does: Backed by Lux.
- Company website: https://aeva.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $192K to $260K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/aeva/711cf9b6-86bd-478a-8f52-c1110ccb9f7a
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/aeva-senior-staff-software-engineer-c/

## About the role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer, C++ to lead the design and development of Aeva’s core software infrastructure for 4D LiDAR products. This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on building reliable, efficient, and scalable systems that power Aeva’s software stack. This role is ideal for someone who is exceptional in modern C++, understands large software architectures, and can own critical infrastructure used across multiple engineering teams.

## What they're looking for

- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a 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

Tags: Software