Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Telematics (C++/Rust)

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer with expertise in Modern C++ (C++11+) and Rust to join our embedded systems team in the United States.

You will design, implement, and test software for resource-constrained environments, leveraging GTest/GMock for robust unit tests, and collaborating with cross-functional teams including cloud and connectivity disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ 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.
• Effectively collaborate across cross-functional teams to drive project success.
• 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.
• Utilize build systems such as Yocto for creating custom Linux distributions.
• Collaborate closely with the cloud team; familiarity with cloud technologies is a plus.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Tools

GTest

GMock

Protobuf

mTLS

Yocto

NATs

MQTT

HTTPS gRPC

Job description

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer with expertise in Modern C++ (C++11+) and Rust to join our embedded systems team in the United States.

You will design, implement, and test software for resource-constrained environments, leveraging GTest/GMock for robust unit tests, and collaborating with cross-functional teams including cloud and connectivity disciplines.