Senior Software Developer, Vehicle Applications Software

Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop and optimise our core in-vehicle software platform for Sonatus Fastlane Collector and Copilot products. In this role, you will be a key contributor to next-generation vehicle applications, middleware, and platform services running on automotive-grade High-Performance Compute (HPC) platforms.

Job Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and optimize high-performance in-vehicle applications and connectivity middleware, ensuring low latency and high-throughput data transfer between vehicles and the cloud.
• Implement and support robust platform services responsible for system-wide resource management, health monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot and root-cause issues across development, testing, and production environments.
• Author comprehensive unit and integration tests. Conduct code reviews to maintain high standards of code quality.
• Adhere to established development processes and create clear design documents to facilitate design reviews and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• A bachelor's degree in computer science, maths, physics, or a similar field.
• Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++14/17), with a deep understanding of RAII, smart pointers, multithreading, inter-process communication, and memory management in resource-constrained environments.
• Hands-on experience developing, cross-compiling, testing, and debugging on Embedded Linux. Experience with Android, QNX, and other POSIX-compliant operating systems is a plus.
• Experience writing automated unit and integration tests using modern C++ testing frameworks and Python.
• Experience with modern transport protocols (HTTP, MQTT) and serialization formats (Protobuf, FlatBuffers, JSON).
• Exposure to vehicle network/diagnostic standards (CAN, Ethernet, SOME/IP, UDS) or automotive industry standards such as Adaptive AUTOSAR is a plus.
• Familiarity with Rust is a plus.
• A team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.