Real-Time Embedded Software Engineer - Automotive (C++/ROS)

Phantom AI; Mountain View (WY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Office snacks & reimbursable meals*

Paid Time Off

FSA

401K

Job summary

Phantom AI’s PhantomVision production computer vision system for ADAS is seeking an experienced engineer to own the runtime infrastructure. You will work at the boundary where algorithms meet hardware, ensuring deterministic data flow and real-time performance across ECUs and large datasets.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in real-time/embedded software, deep C++ expertise, ROS/ROS2 experience, and familiarity with serialization middleware and safety standards (ISO 26262/21434).

Qualifications

• 6+ years building system software for real-time or embedded environments.
• Expert-level C++ (and solid C) with debugging on real hardware under real-time constraints.
• Deep grounding in operating systems and computer architecture: scheduling, memory, caches, IPC, and costs.
• Hands-on ROS or ROS2 experience - designing nodes/components, messages, bag data.
• Fluency in serialization/middleware (Protobuf, DDS, ZeroMQ) and network programming over TCP/UDP/Ethernet.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools as part of building, debugging, and testing.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the runtime infrastructure of a real-time vision system: task orchestration, inter-process messaging, sensor ingestion, and deterministic data flow under hard latency budgets
• Build the infrastructure that lets the vision stack run anywhere - on target ECUs, on a developer's desk, and at scale against large volumes of recorded drive data
• Design and evolve data replay, simulation, and regression-testing systems that turn field recordings into fast, repeatable development loops
• Keep the stack portable and efficient across compute platforms and DNN inference runtimes, from datacenter GPUs to automotive SoCs
• Design the real-time communication paths that connect the vision system to vehicle platforms and external consumers
• Engineer to automotive safety and security standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21434) without compromising speed
• Build and sharpen the team's AI-assisted engineering workflows - coding agents, AI-assisted code review, test generation - and set the standard for how they're used well

Skills

C++ programming

Real-time / embedded systems

OS fundamentals / computer arch

ROS / ROS2

Serialization middleware (Protobuf / g

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Job description

Phantom AI’s PhantomVision production computer vision system for ADAS is seeking an experienced engineer to own the runtime infrastructure. You will work at the boundary where algorithms meet hardware, ensuring deterministic data flow and real-time performance across ECUs and large datasets.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in real-time/embedded software, deep C++ expertise, ROS/ROS2 experience, and familiarity with serialization middleware and safety standards (ISO 26262/21434).