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Lead Software Engineer, Infotainment/Connectivity Platform

Irvine, CAFull-time$140k–$160k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United States

Core

Lead software and validation work on Linux and Android based infotainment and connectivity platforms for automotive ECUs.

Role type

Senior IC embedded software engineer (automotive infotainment)

Builds

Software stacks for hardware verification and validation on Hypervisor, Linux, and Android systems

Domain

Automotive embedded systems

Required skills

Embedded Linux, QNX, DriveOS, Type-1 hypervisors, C/C++, Linux kernel configuration, BSP bring-up, JTAG/debugging, interface protocols (SPI, I2C, Ethernet, PCIe, CAN), Python/shell scripting

Preferred skills

OS internals (scheduler, memory, concurrency), ARM architecture, embedded toolchains, ISO 26262 functional safety

Technologies

Snapdragon, NVIDIA Orin, MediaTek, Linux, Android, QNX, DriveOS, Gunyah, ACRN, Lauterbach, U-Boot

Responsibilities

Ramp up on existing codebase and build pipelines, develop/maintain software stack for hardware verification, design and run stress tests on CPU/GPU/NPU, analyze and optimize ECU performance, support board bring-up and debugging, train junior engineers, provide weekly status documentation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership