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Embedded Automotive Platforms Software Engineer

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1 day ago
London, United KingdomMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain embedded software, SDKs, APIs, and hardware abstraction layers for automotive platforms.
  • Integrate inference, navigation, control, localisation, and vehicle-interface functions into autonomous driving systems.
  • Develop across Linux and QNX systems while minimizing platform-specific customization.
  • Debug and improve software and system performance, reliability, scalability, and latency across production and development fleets.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, hardware vendors, and automotive partners to define requirements and integrate the autonomous driving stack.
  • Participate in architecture reviews, testing, code reviews, documentation, and automotive software quality processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Proven embedded software development experience, preferably in automotive, autonomous driving, or robotics.
  • Proficiency in C++ for high-performance systems.
  • Hands-on experience with embedded operating systems such as Linux and QNX.
  • Strong understanding of middleware architectures and IPC mechanisms.
  • Proficiency with profiling and tracing tools, plus strong debugging skills.
  • Familiarity with hardware abstraction layers and device driver development.
  • Experience deploying autonomous vehicle, robotics, or other safety-critical software on production systems is desirable.
  • Experience with NVIDIA Drive Orin, Qualcomm automotive platforms, inference, localisation, control algorithms, navigation, odometry, vehicle interfaces, platform SDKs, APIs, or software frameworks is desirable.
  • Knowledge of LiDAR, RADAR, or camera sensor technologies is desirable.
  • Understanding of safety-critical software development and automotive standards such as ISO 26262, AUTOSAR, and MISRA is desirable.
  • Strong communication, teamwork, attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

  • Full-time role based in London.
  • Hybrid working combining time in offices and workshops with working from home.
  • Core working hours with flexibility to determine a schedule with the team.
  • Inclusive interview accommodations are available upon request.

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