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Staff Software Engineer in USA

  • CloudKitchens
  • Full time
  • Email
  • San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities

  • Threat model automotive Ethernet, CAN, and CAN-FD networks against vehicle-network attacks.
  • Design and review ECU security controls including secure boot, firmware code signing, and anti-rollback protections.
  • Secure OTA update pipelines through signing, staged and canary rollouts, rollback protection, and tamper detection.
  • Partner with hardware and manufacturing teams to mitigate counterfeit, tampered, and other vehicle-component supply-chain risks.
  • Represent Security in vehicle architecture and engineering design reviews.
  • Own incident-response strategies for compromised vehicles, including safe remote isolation and quarantine procedures.
  • Set technical priorities, engineering standards, and operating practices across the security organization.
  • Provide technical direction, hiring, mentorship, and quarterly planning as the security team grows.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of security engineering experience, including at least 3 years in automotive, embedded systems, or industrial IoT security.
  • Hands-on experience with CAN, CAN-FD, and UDS automotive communication protocols.
  • Experience with SocketCAN, CANoe, Kayak, or equivalent automotive security testing tools.
  • Production experience securing OTA firmware or software update systems.
  • Experience with secure boot, code signing, firmware integrity, and rollback protection.
  • Working knowledge of ISO/SAE 21434 and automotive cybersecurity integration into software and hardware development lifecycles.
  • Experience leading technical projects, teams, or security programs and influencing senior engineering stakeholders.
  • Strong communication skills for explaining security risks, tradeoffs, and technical direction.
  • Experience securing Level 4 autonomous vehicle systems is preferred.
  • Familiarity with UNECE WP.29, R155, and R156 requirements is preferred.
  • Red-team, penetration-testing, or offensive-security experience focused on vehicles, embedded systems, or hardware is preferred.
  • Experience with hardware security, component integrity, or automotive supply-chain security is preferred.
  • Prior people-management experience or experience leading a dedicated security engineering team is preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
  • Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options.
  • 401(k), equity eligibility, sick time, unlimited flexible time off, and paid holidays.
  • Paid parental leave and a pre-tax commuter benefit plan.
  • Team lunch in the SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Based in the San Francisco office and onsite five days per week for office-based teams.

Salary: $224k - $284k/yr

CloudKitchens

CloudKitchens builds delivery-first commercial kitchen facilities and restaurant software for food and beverage operators. It leases turnkey kitchen space and provides tools for order management, delivery logistics, and multi-brand operations, enabling restaurants and entrepreneurs to expand with...

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