Senior Engineering Manager

Sonatus; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option program

Flexible working arrangements

Unlimited PTO

Comprehensive benefits with generous</

Free in-office food & snacks!

Job summary

Sonatus is seeking an engineering leader to guide an embedded software team delivering in-vehicle middleware and platform services for Fastlane products on embedded Linux and HPC.

You will drive architectural direction, code reviews, and MISRA-aligned processes, while growing talent and improving developer workflows with internal tools and advanced tooling.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering commercial software for mission-critical, internet-connected devices.
• Deep experience building embedded systems with modern C++.
• Experience with embedded operating systems (Linux, Android, QNX) and HIL testing.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to communicate complex trade-offs to Product, Hardware, and QA teams.
• 3+ years of engineering management with direct reports.
• 8+ years in embedded software development with technical leadership and architectural design.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team responsible for in-vehicle middleware and platform services.
• Provide architectural oversight through system design and code reviews.
• Drive planning and delivery of software for Fastlane products on embedded Linux and HPC platforms.
• Align agile development practices with automotive reliability standards (MISRA).
• Define hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing strategies and resolve integration bottlenecks with Hardware Eng and QA.
• Improve developer workflows in collaboration with the internal tools team.
• Integrate LLM/agentic tooling to increase development velocity while maintaining code quality.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

Architectural design

Code reviews

Embedded software development

Modern C++

Stakeholder management

System design

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

CAN

Ethernet

HTTP

MQTT

Job description

• You will lead an engineering team responsible for in-vehicle middleware and platform services for the Sonatus Fastlane Collector and Copilot products, with a focus on people management, process, architecture, and code reviews
• This is an opportunity for an engineering leader who enjoys growing people, improving engineering systems and guiding technical direction in a complex embedded software environment
• Manage, mentor, and grow an embedded software development team
• Foster an 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

Benefits

• Stock option program
• Flexible working arrangements
• Unlimited PTO
• Comprehensive benefits with generous allowance
• Free in-office food & snacks!

• Experience delivering commercial software products for mission-critical, internet-connected devices
• Experience implementing communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, HTTP, MQTT)
• Deep experience building embedded systems, modern C++, inter-process communication
• Familiarity with automotive standards (e.g., AUTOSAR Adaptive, UDS) is a plus
• Experience with embedded operating systems (Linux, Android, QNX) and HIL testing
• Degree (BS, MS, or PhD) in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex development trade-offs clearly to Product, Hardware, and QA teams
• 3+ years of engineering management experience with direct reports
• 8+ years in embedded software development, including technical leadership and architectural design