Bot Auto

Technology

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,SecurityEngineering

$155–215k ~AI est. Houston, Texas, United States
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The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering at Bot Auto. Skills: Security Engineering, Cloud Security, AI Security, Embedded Security. Design and implement security controls for onboard systems. Secure over-the-air (OTA) updates”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Risk assessment; Threat modeling; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience, 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, Focus on security software development skills, Solid understanding of applied cryptography, authentication and authorization, secure system design, and common vulnerability classes, Experience securing cloud infrastructure and/or distributed systems in production

Nice to Have

Experience with embedded, automotive, IoT, or other onboard/edge security, Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud security (AWS), IaC security (Terraform, Pulumi), CI/CD pipeline hardening, Knowledge of AI/LLM security, Hands-on experience with security tooling, Familiarity with security standards and frameworks, Experience with threat modeling and incident response

What You'll Do.

Design and implement security controls for onboard systems

Secure over-the-air (OTA) updates

Harden autonomous driving software stack

Architect and operate security across infrastructure and platforms

Secure public cloud (AWS)

Secure on-prem data centers

Secure CI/CD pipelines

Secure internal developer platforms

Develop protections for AI systems

Assess security implications of large language models

Assess security implications of agentic workflows

Build guardrails for AI systems

Build sandboxing for AI systems

Build monitoring for AI systems

Build identity and access management

Build secrets management

Build least-privilege authorization across services

Build least-privilege authorization across devices

Build least-privilege authorization across fleet

Perform threat modeling

Perform security design reviews

Perform risk assessments for new products

Perform risk assessments for new architectures

Partner with engineering teams to remediate findings

Establish vulnerability management

Establish dependency scanning

Establish supply-chain scanning

Establish secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC)

Develop detection capabilities

Develop logging capabilities

Develop incident response capabilities

Identify security events across onboard environments

Identify security events across infrastructure environments

Respond to security events across onboard environments

Respond to security events across infrastructure environments

Champion a security-first culture

Provide tooling for security culture

Provide automation for security culture

Provide documentation for security culture

Provide mentorship for security culture

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with engineering teams

Full Job Description

Company Introduction At Bot Auto, we are revolutionizing the transportation of goods with our cutting-edge autonomous trucks, enhancing the quality of life for communities around the globe. With the agility of a start-up and the wisdom of seasoned experts, Bot Auto boasts a team that has achieved numerous world-firsts and unparalleled innovations. United by a shared vision, we create miracles and propel the future of transportation. Join us and transform your dreams into reality. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering to design, build, and operate security across Bot Auto's autonomous trucking stack. The proprietary technology that powers our autonomous driving system is our core intellectual property, and protecting it — along with the safety-relevant systems behind our fleet — is mission critical. In this role, you will work across onboard (in-vehicle) security as well as infrastructure and platform security. You will also help shape how Bot Auto adopts AI responsibly: understanding the security implications of large language models and agentic systems, and developing the protections that let us innovate quickly and safely. As a hands-on technical leader, you will embed security best practices into every layer of our systems, from the vehicle to the cloud. Key Responsibilities Design and implement security controls for onboard (in-vehicle) systems, including secure boot, code signing, secrets and key management, secure over-the-air (OTA) updates, and hardening of the autonomous driving software stack. Architect and operate security across infrastructure and platforms, spanning Kubernetes, public cloud (AWS), on-prem data centers, CI/CD pipelines, and internal developer platforms. Develop protections for AI systems — assess the security implications of large language models and agentic workflows (prompt injection, data exfiltration, model and supply-chain risks) and build guardrails, sandboxing, and monitoring.

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