Embedded Telematics Software Engineer (C++/Rust)

Socket.dev; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Equity incentives

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer skilled in Modern C++ (C++20+) and Rust to join our embedded systems team in Palo Alto. You will design, implement, and test software for resource-constrained environments, focusing on efficiency and reliability.

You will leverage GTest/GMock, Protobuf, and gRPC while working on OS concepts like memory management, concurrency, and real-time communication protocols.

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 (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

Embedded systems

Operating systems concepts

Unit testing

Linux-based systems

Distributed systems

Networking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

GTest

GMock

Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)

gRPC

MQTT

CAN

Ethernet

Bazel

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer skilled in Modern C++ (C++20+) and Rust to join our embedded systems team in Palo Alto. You will design, implement, and test software for resource-constrained environments, focusing on efficiency and reliability.

You will leverage GTest/GMock, Protobuf, and gRPC while working on OS concepts like memory management, concurrency, and real-time communication protocols.