Software Engineering Manager (Firmware)

• The Firmware team within Vehicle OS architect the foundation of tomorrow’s intelligent vehicles
• The team develops critical embedded systems powering Applied Intuition’s revolutionary Vehicle OS platform, transforming how global automakers build software-defined vehicles
• Engineers work with real-time operating systems, board support packages, and hardware abstraction layers to enable next-generation automotive experiences and intelligent vehicle software platforms
• We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our Firmware team within the Vehicle OS organization
• In this role, you will drive architecture, development, and integration of foundational embedded systems enabling the next generation of automotive experiences
• You will work closely with engineers specializing in real-time operating systems, board support packages, hardware abstraction layers, and embedded Linux for safety-critical vehicle systems
• Your technical leadership will directly impact how modern vehicles sense, process, and respond to the world
• Lead, mentor and grow a team of firmware and embedded software engineers
• Architect and develop robust, low-level software for the Vehicle OS platform
• Oversee development and maintenance of embedded C/C++ codebases, code reviews, and system-level debugging
• Collaborate across hardware and software engineering teams to design, bring up, and validate new platforms
• Ensure successful delivery of cutting-edge RTOS, Linux kernel, and hardware abstraction layers for automotive devices
• Partner closely with and cross-functional leaders to execute on new features and platform initiatives

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Applied covers 100% of the cost and offers medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Fitness Stipend: Our wellness program supports your health and fitness goals. We pay for your trainers, gym memberships, massages, and more!
• 401(k) Match: 50% employer matching to help you save money for retirement
• Learning Stipend: We invest in your learning and growth by reimbursing you for educational and training expenses
• Parental leave: 12-week, fully paid parental leave to bond with a newborn child or new adopted or foster child
• Catered lunch, expensed dinner, on-site meals and snacks- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent from a top program (Stanford, Berkeley, CMU, Waterloo, or similar)
• 8+ years of experience architecting and shipping production embedded/firmware software
• Proven ability to manage, mentor, and grow technical teams
• Hands-on hardware integration and debugging experience
• Experience shipping complex firmware or embedded software in production, ideally for automotive or consumer electronics
• Experience with platform bring-up, sensors integration, and HW/SW co-design
• Strong background in embedded C/C++, RTOS implementation, Linux kernel, and low-level driver/HAL development
• Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles
• Familiarity with device bring-up, OTA, and full system integration
• Experience working with complex SoC mixing application and real time cores subsystems
• Cross-platform and vendor component integration
• Automotive software stack (ADAS, QNX, OTA updates)