Embedded Linux Engineer for Automotive IVI & ADAS

42dot Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

42dot Inc. is seeking an Embedded SW Engineer to build the backbone of next-generation in-vehicle experience and autonomous driving systems.

You will develop and optimize core applications running on in-vehicle embedded Linux platforms, ensuring speed, security, and reliability. Collaborate with teams across system software, infotainment, autonomous driving, and cloud infrastructure to deliver scalable mobility intelligence.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience building embedded Linux applications for infotainment or autonomous driving is required.
• Strong low-level programming and debugging skills.
• Familiarity with real-time constraints and hardware interaction is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Linux-based in-vehicle applications for infotainment and autonomous driving systems.
• Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to integrate system-level components across real-time and user-space applications.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and boot times of embedded Linux platforms.
• Debug complex system-level issues across middleware, kernel, and user-space applications.
• Contribute to system architecture and software design reviews, ensuring security, modularity, and scalability.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Python

Shell scripting

IPC

systemd

POSIX APIs

Memory management

Multithreading

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/EE or related

Tools

Yocto

CMake

Make

Bazel

Job description

42dot Inc. is seeking an Embedded SW Engineer to build the backbone of next-generation in-vehicle experience and autonomous driving systems.

You will develop and optimize core applications running on in-vehicle embedded Linux platforms, ensuring speed, security, and reliability. Collaborate with teams across system software, infotainment, autonomous driving, and cloud infrastructure to deliver scalable mobility intelligence.