Lead Embedded Platform Architect – Real-Time & Automotive

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior architect to shape and scale embedded software platforms for software-defined vehicles. You will own architecture, roadmaps, and execution, leading multiple teams from problem definition to deployment and operationalization.

You will drive reusable patterns, quality controls, and developer experiences across embedded, real-time, cloud, and testing environments while aligning stakeholders and mentoring engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years of experience in software development, integration, deployment, or validation.
• Deep understanding of embedded and real-time software architecture.
• Experience delivering safety-critical or mission-critical products.
• Proven track record leading complex multi-team initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and prioritization skills.
• Production experience with engineering tools and systems.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one additional language.
• Experience in virtualization, CI infrastructure, or build-system modernization.
• Experience with Linux, Git, containers, CI/CD, cloud, IaC, test automation, and data/API platforms.
• Familiarity with automotive, aerospace, defense, or safety-critical environments.
• Knowledge of functional safety, ISO 26262, cybersecurity, ASPICE, MISRA, AUTOSAR, or related practices.
• Experience with system-level testing tools and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Shape and scale engineering platforms for embedded software for software-defined vehicles.
• Own architecture, technical roadmaps, and execution strategies for platform capabilities.
• Lead multi-team technical efforts from problem definition through adoption and operationalization.
• Establish reusable patterns, standards, quality controls, and developer experiences.
• Make architectural decisions across embedded, real-time, cloud, simulation, test, and release environments.
• Use engineering data and signals to prioritize reliability, feedback-time, quality, and productivity.
• Align engineering, validation, cybersecurity, cloud, quality, program, and supplier stakeholders.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, coaching, mentoring, documentation, and enablement.
• Communicate tradeoffs, risks, progress, and recommendations to senior engineering and program leaders.
• Define target-state architecture, phased roadmaps, and implementation priorities.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical working sessions, design decisions, and cross-functional alignment.
• Identify handoffs, late integration points, and systemic sources of delay or quality escapes.
• Deliver production-quality software, automation, platform components, and integrations.
• Create standards and reusable patterns for product teams and suppliers.
• Establish ownership, entry/exit criteria, operational expectations, and exception-management practices.
• Instrument platforms, identify root causes, guide investment, and demonstrate measurable improvement.
• Partner with embedded software, vehicle integration, validation, developer experience, cloud, and cybersecurity teams.
• Coach senior engineers and grow technical leadership across the organization.

Skills

Embedded and real-time architecture

Python

Leadership / Technical leadership

Safety-critical / mission-critical

Problem solving

Communication

CI/CD

Linux

Git

Containers

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure as code

Test automation

Data and API platforms

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Enterprise

Databricks

Bazel

System testing

Automotive industry

Functional safety

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Advanced Degree in Related Technical Field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Bazel

GitHub Enterprise

Databricks

Job description

Jobtailor seeks a senior architect to shape and scale embedded software platforms for software-defined vehicles. You will own architecture, roadmaps, and execution, leading multiple teams from problem definition to deployment and operationalization.

You will drive reusable patterns, quality controls, and developer experiences across embedded, real-time, cloud, and testing environments while aligning stakeholders and mentoring engineers.