Lead Software Engineer

Stellantis; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer. Responsibilities include designing and optimizing software components, ensuring compliance with automotive standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have 5-10 years of experience in embedded systems, strong C/C++ skills, and familiarity with Linux or QNX. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a diverse environment.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of professional experience in embedded software development for automotive platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Linux, QNX, or Android Automotive OS.
• Strong understanding of SoC bring-up and BSP development.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize low-level software components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable platform features.
• Ensure compliance with automotive standards.

Skills

C/C++ proficiency

Embedded software development

Linux and QNX knowledge

Automotive Ethernet experience

Debugging skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize low-level software components, including drivers, board support packages (BSP), middleware, and OS services.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, system architecture, and application teams to enable platform features and ensure seamless system integration.
• Debug, diagnose, and resolve complex issues involving software‑hardware interaction, memory management, and performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure compliance with automotive standards, including ASPICE, ISO 26262, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Work with cross‑functional global teams to meet project timelines and quality targets.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• A minimum of 5–10 years of professional experience in embedded software development for infotainment or automotive platforms.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for real‑time, resource‑constrained, and safety‑critical systems.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux, QNX, or Android Automotive OS internals, including kernel, middleware, and device driver development.
• Solid understanding of SoC bring‑up and BSP development, including bootloaders, power management, and memory initialization.
• Proven experience with peripheral integration for infotainment systems (e.g., display controllers, GPUs, touch controllers, audio DSPs, connectivity modules, USB, CAN, Ethernet, PCIe).
• Ability to debug and resolve complex issues related to graphics performance, audio synchronization, system stability, and thermal/power constraints.
• Experience with Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP, and communication stacks.
• Familiarity with automotive software development processes, version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and issue‑tracking tools.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with hardware, HMI, multimedia, and systems architecture teams.

Preferred Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• A minimum of 5+ years of embedded software experience, with contributions to infotainment platform development.
• In‑depth knowledge of graphics and display technologies (e.g., OpenGL/ES, Vulkan, GPU drivers, compositor frameworks such as Wayland/Weston).
• Knowledge of Android HAL/VHAL development and integration with middleware stacks.
• Familiarity with IVI‑specific connectivity protocols (Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, CarPlay, Android Auto, MirrorLink).
• Experience in system performance tuning, including boot‑time optimization, memory footprint reduction, and thermal/power efficiency improvements.
• Hands‑on work with virtualization and hypervisors in infotainment SoCs (e.g., Xen, AGL, QNX Hypervisor).
• Knowledge of functional safety (ISO 26262) and cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434) applied specifically to infotainment systems.
• Proven track record of working with SoC vendors (e.g., Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Renesas, NXP) to deliver integrated infotainment platforms.
• Experience participating in cross‑functional design reviews, architecture discussions, and long‑term roadmap alignment for infotainment platforms.

Please share your profiles to [e-mail] with below details:

• Total yrs. of exp:
• CCTC:
• ECTC:
• NP:

Disclaimer - At Stellantis, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation and disability. Diverse teams will allow us to better meet the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.

By submitting your application, you are accepting our privacy notice: