Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering
About this role
Engineers who thrive on tackling complex challenges at the intersection of physical systems and modern infrastructure will find a compelling home at Bot Auto. The security team protects the proprietary technology powering autonomous trucks and ensures the safety of the entire fleet. Daily work involves designing security controls for both onboard vehicle systems and cloud infrastructure while establishing best practices for responsible AI adoption.
What you will do
- Design and implement security controls for onboard vehicle systems, such as secure boot and over-the-air updates.
- Architect security operations across Kubernetes, public cloud environments, and internal developer platforms.
- Develop protections and guardrails for large language models and agentic workflows.
- Build identity and access management solutions across services, devices, and the vehicle fleet.
- Perform threat modeling, security design reviews, and risk assessments for new product architectures.
- Establish vulnerability management, dependency scanning, and a secure software development lifecycle.
What you need
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or possess equivalent experience.
- Bring five or more years of hands-on software engineering experience focused on security.
- Demonstrate strong software development skills in languages like Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Apply solid understanding of cryptography, authentication, authorization, secure design, and vulnerability classes.
- Show practical experience securing cloud infrastructure or distributed systems in production.
Nice to have
- Experience with embedded, automotive, IoT, or edge security
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD hardening
- Knowledge of AI and LLM security concepts and guardrails
- Experience with IAM, HashiCorp Vault, and zero-trust architectures
- Familiarity with standards such as ISO/SAE 21434, NIST, OWASP, and SOC 2
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What will I work on?
You will design, build, and operate security across Bot Auto's autonomous trucking stack. This includes working across onboard vehicle systems as well as infrastructure and platform security.
How does the company view AI security?
You will help shape how Bot Auto adopts AI responsibly by understanding the security implications of large language models and agentic systems. Your role involves developing protections and guardrails that allow the team to innovate quickly and safely.
What are the core technical requirements?
Candidates need five or more years of hands-on software engineering experience with a strong focus on security. You must also have strong development skills in Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, or JavaScript/TypeScript.