Support Specialist
Avride
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Description
About Avride
Avride is a U.S.-based autonomous vehicle startup headquartered in Austin, TX, with additional R&D hubs around the world. Our company develops and operates both autonomous cars and delivery robots that share technologies and mutually benefit from each other’s advancements—a unique approach in the industry. Since 2017, Avride has been building expertise in autonomous technologies to create solutions that address current needs and anticipate future demands.
About the Role
We are looking for a reliable Support Specialists to support the day-to-day technical operations of an autonomous vehicle fleet in Austin.
This is primarily a technical support role focused on real-time issue intake, triage, documentation, and escalation. The person in this role will work closely with safety drivers, operators, and engineering teams to keep vehicles operational and ensure technical issues are clearly captured and routed for further debugging.
The ideal candidate has a general technical support background, is comfortable working in Unix command line environments on a daily basis, communicates clearly, and can stay organized while handling multiple requests in a fast-paced operational setting. This role also includes light hands-on vehicle support, such as basic readiness checks, cable reconnections, and occasional vehicle movement within the garage.
Available Shift (5-day work week):
- First shift: Monday-Friday, 4:00 AM to 12:00 PM
What You'll Do
- Serve as the first point of contact for technical issues raised by safety drivers and operators during active shifts.
- Process, triage, document, and escalate vehicle- and system-related issues to the appropriate engineering teams.
- Use Unix command line tools regularly to support issue investigation, log review, and operational troubleshooting.
- Communicate clearly with operators, drivers, and engineers to ensure issues are accurately understood and handed off.
- Support vehicle dispatch and return processes to help maintain fleet readiness.
- Perform vehicle startup and shutdown procedures.
- Oversee charging status and confirm log uploads as part of daily operational readiness.
- Perform light hands-on support tasks such as reconnecting cables, checking onboard device indicators, and confirming system readiness.
- Move vehicles around the garage as needed and be prepared to drive on-road occasionally if required in the future.
- Help document updates to workflows, procedures, and support practices so knowledge can be shared across the team.
- At least 1 year of experience in technical support, operations support, or a similar support-focused role
- Hands-on experience using Slack as a primary communication tool
- Experience with ticket tracking systems such as Jira, YouTrack, or similar tools
- Comfortable working in a Unix environment as a daily part of the job
- Strong working knowledge of basic Unix commands and utilities (e.g., cd, ls, rm, cp, scp, cat, vim, uptime, and journalctl)
- Strong communicator who can collaborate effectively with engineers, safety drivers, and operators
- Highly responsible, detail-oriented, and safety-focused
- Able to manage multiple requests in parallel in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable with repetitive tasks and process-driven work
Driving/Physical Requirements:
- Valid driver’s license held for at least 3 years
- Comfortable moving vehicles around a garage or operational site
- Able to drive confidently if occasional on-road driving becomes necessary
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs
- Comfortable working onsite around vehicles for extended periods
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience with fleet operations, incident handling, or remote technical support
- Knowledge of vehicle technical systems
- Experience working with autonomous vehicles
- Familiarity with onboard hardware checks, connectors, or light technical support tasks on vehicles
Benefits:
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Employer Subsidized Healthcare Benefits thru our 3rd party employer of record partner
- Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
- Short and long-term disability and life insurance thru our 3rd party employer of record partner
- 401k package
Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer is not offering relocation, sponsorship, and remote work options are not available.
Avride is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to ensure they have equal access to employment opportunities. Avride complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with the application or hiring process, or to perform the essential functions of a job, please email jobs@avride.ai.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- remote work
- life insurance
About this role
Avride's Support Specialist role is the operational backbone of their Austin-based autonomous vehicle fleet, combining real-time technical troubleshooting with hands-on vehicle support. You'll be the first responder when safety drivers and operators encounter issues, responsible for intake, triage, and escalation to engineering teams. The work demands comfort with Unix command line tools, ticket tracking systems like Jira, and clear communication across multiple stakeholders—all while managing parallel requests in a fast-paced environment. Beyond the desk, you'll perform vehicle startup and shutdown procedures, handle basic hardware checks and cable reconnections, manage charging and log uploads, and occasionally move or drive vehicles around the operational site.
This position suits someone with at least a year of technical or operations support experience who thrives on process-driven work and detail. You'll need a valid driver's license held for three years, the ability to lift up to 50 lbs, and comfort working onsite around vehicles regularly. The early shift runs Monday through Friday, 4:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This is a full-time contract role staffed through an Employer of Record partner, which handles benefits including subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, a 401k, and commuter benefits. The position is onsite only in Austin with no remote options or relocation support available.
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Typical pay for this role
$60,000
Typical range: $40,000 to $80,000
In the news
Uber partner Avride is under investigation for self-driving crashes, TechCrunch
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