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Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Vehicle Infrastructure

Sunnvale, USA

Sonatus is a well-funded, fast-paced, and fast-growing company whose technologies and software help automakers build dynamic software-defined vehicles. With two generations of solutions already on the road with a top global OEM, our vehicle and cloud software solutions are at the forefront of the digital transformation of vehicles. The Sonatus team is a talented and diverse collection of technology and automotive specialists hailing from many of the most prominent companies in their respective industries.

Sonatus is a leader in providing technologies and software to global OEMs to build software-defined vehicles. We are looking for a highly motivated Embedded Bringup Engineer to join our fast-growing team.   As a part of a cross-functional team that is responsible for the full software development life cycle, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and products, from conception to deployment.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Design and implement highly complex, resource efficient, reliable and safety critical in-vehicle software from requirements to production and commercial deployment.
  • Make sound architectural decisions with ambiguous inputs, and/or build architecture frameworks from scratch.
  • Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of system resources usage.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, and functional specifications. Ensure that documentation is up-to-date and accessible to the team.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of engineers, ensuring best practices in software development, architecture, and code quality.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, sales and marketing, to lay out the product strategy and roadmap. Provide engineering inputs to guide the feature prioritization.
  • Work with the Technical Project Management team, ensuring the development is aligned with the schedule. Coordinate the project execution and task planning with the team if needed.
  • Work with the QA team to define the testing goals. Review test plans. Participate in QA testing events and/or customer on-site testing events.
  • Participate in sales pitches, PoCs, and post-sales customer support.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 12+ years of working experience in software development. Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Staff Engineer in software development, with a strong background in automotive technology and OTA solutions. Experience with embedded systems and automotive communication protocols (e.g., CAN) is a plus.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to inspire and guide a team of engineers.
  • Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting on embedded targets.
  • Solid programming experience in C++.
  • Proven experience in system design involving multi-threading and concurrency.
  • Solid understanding and hands-on experiencing using modern IPC frameworks, e.g. gRPC, protobuf, vSomeIP, shared memory.
  • Experience with virtual machines, Docker containers and/or Android.
  • Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols, e.g. encryption, authentication, symmetric/asymmetric keys, secure boot, secure storage
  • Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools and peer review.
  • Experience with RTOS, Embedded Linux, Android, and/or other embedded operating systems
  • Experience with networking technologies such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, HTTP, etc.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
  • Familiarity with Unified Diagnostics Services over CAN or Ethernet.
  • Good understanding of hardware devices such as MCU, CPU, Network Switch, etc.
  • Experience with network security and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools.
  • Experiences in security related software development
  • Proficient in Python or other scripting languages.
  • Experience with automotive product development (e.g. CAN, AUTOSAR, FreeRTOS, etc.).
  • Experience in project management and agile development methodologies.

Consider being part of the Sonatus team!
 
Receive the following Benefits:
  • Competitive compensation and equity program
  • Health care plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Flexible and Dependent Care Expense program
  • Retirement plan (401k)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Unlimited paid time off per year
  • Hybrid office work-arrangement/flexibility
Perk Offerings include:
  • Complimentary lunches, snacks and beverages during on-site working days
  • Wellness benefit allowances (towards gym membership and fitness programs)
  • Internet reimbursement
  • Computer Accessory Allowance
Employee Engagement Offerings:
  • Departmental team building and outings
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Culture/Employee Satisfaction Surveys - Feedback matters!
  • Peer Award Program (monthly)
  • Innovative Award Program (annual)
 

The posted salary range is a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate of what Sonatus ("Company") could reasonably expect to pay for this position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs. The Company reserves the right to modify this range in the future, as needed, as market conditions change.

Pay range for this role

$194,500 - $267,500 USD

Sonatus is a fast-paced and innovative company and are seeking team members who are passionate about making a difference. If you are ready to take your career to the next level, we highly encourage you to apply.
 
To all recruitment agencies: Sonatus, Inc. ("Sonatus") does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Sonatus' employees. Sonatus is not responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited activities.

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