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Software Engineer, Onboard Integration

Glydways · Richmond, CA · On-site

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About Glydways

Backed by Khosla.

About the role

This is software that moves real vehicles carrying real passengers, so reliability isn't a nice-to-have - it's the job. As a Software Engineer on Onboard Integration , you won't be handed narrowly scoped tickets. You'll take a problem from the whiteboard to code running on a vehicle at our test track, get hands-on with the newest hardware in the building, and debug across the software, firmware, and electrical boundaries where the hard problems live.

What they're looking for

  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, including shipping and supporting production systems
  • Strong proficiency in C++ or C for production systems—comfortable navigating and improving an existing codebase as well as writing new components
  • Experience developing device drivers or low-level interfaces for sensors and/or actuators, including use of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or similar test frameworks
  • Experience developing on resource-constrained embedded hardware (CPU, memory, storage, or bandwidth limited)
  • Solid understanding of communication protocols, from low-level (SPI, UART, CAN) to higher-level networking (TCP/UDP)
  • Experience with Linux, especially embedded environments (e.g., Yocto, Buildroot, or similar)
More about this role

Glydways is reimagining what public transit can be. We believe that mobility is the gateway to opportunity—connecting people to housing, education, employment, commerce, and care. By making transportation more accessible, affordable, and sustainable, we empower communities to thrive and unlock economic and social prosperity.

Our mission is to revolutionize transit with a solution that delivers high capacity, exceptional user experiences, unmatched affordability, and minimal environmental impact.

The Glydways system is a groundbreaking network of carbon-neutral, interconnected transit pathways powered by standardized autonomous vehicles on dedicated roadways. Operating 24/7 with on-demand access, it offers personalized and efficient mobility—without the burden of heavy upfront infrastructure costs or ongoing taxpayer subsidies.

With Glydways, we’re building more than a transportation system; we’re creating a future where everyone, everywhere, has the freedom to move.

The Onboard Integration team builds the software foundation that runs on every Glydways vehicle. Part of the Embedded Platform & Integration group, we partner daily with Vehicle Hardware, Autonomy, Safety, and Track...

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