Software Engineer, Telematics

The role

You will design, develop, and maintain embedded software applications using Modern C++ or Rust. You will work on cutting-edge systems and high-impact embedded software projects in resource-constrained environments.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software applications using Modern C++ (C++11 or later).
• Ensure code quality through comprehensive unit testing (GTest, GMock) and adherence to coding standards.
• Develop and maintain software for embedded systems with expertise in operating system concepts.
• Optimize performance in resource-constrained environments.
• Work with embedded databases, TCP/IP stack, and middleware components such as NATs, MQTT, HTTPs gRPC.
• Work with data serialization technologies such as Protocol Buffers (Protobuf).
• Implement communication protocols and security standards such as mTLS.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on embedded systems.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++ or Rust
• Strong background in distributed systems, networking, and real-time communication protocols (NATs, MQTT, HTTPs, gRPC).
• Experience working with Linux-based systems.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with modern build systems such as Bazel
• Experience working on vehicle communication protocols (e.g., CAN, Ethernet, UDS).
• Automotive industry experience or familiarity with automotive-grade software development

Benefits

• competitive base salary
• annual company performance bonus program
• equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• health coverage
• retirement savings
• time off
• family planning programs

About the company

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders. They address the challenges of electric vehicles through technology for software-defined vehicles.