Senior Embedded & Android Software Architect

SourceIn; Auckland; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Wellness program

Career growth

Global opportunities

Job summary

SourceIn is seeking a Senior / Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and development of complex, high‑performance software within a globally distributed engineering organization. You will act as a technical authority, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers across multiple levels.

You will collaborate with product, hardware, and engineering teams to ensure solutions are technically excellent and aligned with real‑world user needs and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of scalable architecture and performance optimisation.
• Experience with embedded systems and CAN bus.
• Exposure to multi‑platform development (Linux, iOS, Android, Windows).
• Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, high‑performance software systems.
• Drive architectural decisions and contribute to long‑term technical strategy.
• Mentor and support junior and mid‑level engineers, raising technical excellence across the team.
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to align technical solutions with business goals.
• Lead technical design sessions and perform detailed, high‑quality code reviews.
• Champion modern engineering practices, including test automation, CI/CD, and clean architecture principles.
• Influence system design across embedded, cloud, and cross‑platform environments.
• Support hands‑on development, testing, and real‑world product validation (including on‑water testing).

Skills

C

C++

Tools

Make

CMake

Qt/QML

Job description

SourceIn is seeking a Senior / Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and development of complex, high‑performance software within a globally distributed engineering organization. You will act as a technical authority, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers across multiple levels.

You will collaborate with product, hardware, and engineering teams to ensure solutions are technically excellent and aligned with real‑world user needs and business outcomes.