Embedded Software Engineer — C++/Rust Telematics

Rivian VW Group; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Equity incentive plans

Health coverage

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer proficient in Modern C++ (C++20 and above) and/or Rust to join our embedded systems team in Palo Alto. You will design, develop, and maintain software for resource-constrained platforms with a strong emphasis on correctness and unit testing using GTest/GMock.

You will work on cross-functional projects involving OS concepts, networking, and data serialization with Protobuf, while applying security practices like mTLS and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on embedded systems.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++ or Rust
• Strong background in distributed systems, networking, and real-time communication protocols (NATs, MQTT, HTTPs, gRPC).
• Experience working with Linux-based systems.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with a strong capacity to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration with engineering and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software applications using Modern C++ (C++11 or later). Familiarity and experience with Rust is a plus.
• Ensure code quality through comprehensive unit testing (GTest, GMock) and adherence to coding standards.
• Develop and maintain software for embedded systems with expertise in operating system concepts (e.g., memory management, concurrency, multi-threading).
• Optimize performance in resource-constrained environments.
• Strong knowledge of embedded databases, TCP/IP stack, and middleware components such as NATs, MQTT, HTTPs gRPC.
• Work with data serialization technologies such as Protocol Buffers (Protobuf).
• Implement communication protocols and security standards such as mTLS.

Skills

Modern C++

Rust

Operating system concepts

Embedded systems

GTest/GMock

TCP/IP networking

Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)

mTLS security

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

GTest

GMock

Bazel

CAN

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer proficient in Modern C++ (C++20 and above) and/or Rust to join our embedded systems team in Palo Alto. You will design, develop, and maintain software for resource-constrained platforms with a strong emphasis on correctness and unit testing using GTest/GMock.

You will work on cross-functional projects involving OS concepts, networking, and data serialization with Protobuf, while applying security practices like mTLS and