Embedded AI Vehicle Platform Lead

Sonatus; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonatus is seeking an experienced engineering leader to head an embedded software team responsible for in-vehicle middleware and platform services, including the Fastlane Collector and Copilot products. You will focus on people management, process discipline, architecture, and code reviews to deliver reliable mobility software.

This role offers the chance to shape technical direction in a high-assurance embedded environment, mentor engineers, collaborate with hardware, QA, and product teams, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in embedded software development with leadership.
• 3+ years in engineering management with direct reports.
• Strong stakeholder management across Product, Hardware, QA.
• Experience delivering commercial software for internet-connected devices.
• Deep experience in embedded systems and modern C++.
• Experience with Linux, Android, or QNX in embedded environments.
• Familiarity with AUTOSAR Adaptive and UDS is a plus.
• Experience with CAN, Ethernet, HTTP, MQTT protocols.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and grow an embedded software development team.
• Foster inclusive, collaborative culture focused on technical excellence, continuous learning and ownership.
• Drive the planning and delivery of software for Fastlane products on embedded Linux and High-Performance Compute (HPC) platforms.
• Provide architectural oversight through system design and code reviews, ensuring the software meets high-availability, low-latency, and fault-tolerance requirements for vehicle telemetry.
• Align agile development practices with automotive reliability standards (e.g., MISRA).
• Define hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing strategies and resolve integration bottlenecks in partnership with Hardware Engineering and QA.
• Improve developer workflows in collaboration with the internal tools team.
• Integrate LLM/agentic tooling into the engineering environment to increase development velocity while maintaining code quality.

Skills

Embedded software development

Technical leadership

Architectural design

Engineering management

C++

Linux/RTOS

Inter-process communication

Stakeholder management

Communication

MISRA compliance

Education

B.S./B.E./M.S. in CS/EE

Tools

CAN

Ethernet

HTTP

MQTT

Job description

Sonatus is seeking an experienced engineering leader to head an embedded software team responsible for in-vehicle middleware and platform services, including the Fastlane Collector and Copilot products. You will focus on people management, process discipline, architecture, and code reviews to deliver reliable mobility software.

This role offers the chance to shape technical direction in a high-assurance embedded environment, mentor engineers, collaborate with hardware, QA, and product teams, and