Senior Embedded Software Engineer — Telematics Lead

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced software engineer to lead embedded C++ development for automotive telematics systems. You will drive design decisions, perform root cause analyses, and collaborate with suppliers to resolve field and integration issues.

The role focuses on safety-critical components, vehicle-network diagnostics, and cloud-connected system behavior, with opportunities to mentor newer engineers and shape architectural directions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with 4–6 years of relevant experience or equivalent demonstrated knowledge with 8 years of full-time relevant experience
• Strong C++ software development experience in embedded or systems-level environments
• Experience developing, debugging, and validating software on automotive embedded systems
• Familiarity with CAN and vehicle communication fundamentals
• Familiarity with cloud-connected system behavior and telephony or cellular communication protocols
• Experience translating requirements into software architecture, interfaces, and implementation plans
• Experience investigating defects, debugging complex issues, and driving corrective action through closure
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly across engineering teams, suppliers, and stakeholders
• Ability to work with moderate autonomy while escalating risk and seeking support as needed
• Preferred: experience with telematics software, connectivity services, or safety-critical automotive domains
• Preferred: familiarity with embedded Linux environments
• Preferred: familiarity with automotive diagnostics

Responsibilities

• Lead development of technical solutions for current, new, and major programs across requirements, decomposition, design, implementation, testing, and issue resolution
• Lead software design for the system team and drive anomaly investigation, root cause analysis, corrective action, and verification
• Perform complex design analysis and make engineering tradeoff decisions on functionality, quality, maintainability, scalability, performance, and safety
• Develop embedded C++ software on telematics units including safety-critical components and connected vehicle capabilities
• Debug software and system behavior in vehicles, labs, and integration environments
• Work with suppliers on ticket resolution, technical clarification, validation follow-through, and closure of field or integration issues
• Provide and reinforce software engineering best practices across the development community
• Act as a subject matter expert for a platform area, subsystem, or application component
• Contribute to architecture and design reviews and support system-level technical direction
• Investigate issues, execute feature work and problem solving, and report workstream status when projects encounter risk
• Help onboard and support newer engineers
• Own or serve as go-to contact for telematics application software, connected services, vehicle network communication and diagnostics, cellular connectivity workflows, supplier issue resolution, and integration/validation support

Skills

C++ Software Development

Embedded Systems Experience

Automotive Diagnostics

Telematics Software

Design Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Information Technology, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or closely related field

Tools

CAN Communication

Cloud-Connected Systems

Embedded Linux

Cellular Connectivity Workflows

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced software engineer to lead embedded C++ development for automotive telematics systems. You will drive design decisions, perform root cause analyses, and collaborate with suppliers to resolve field and integration issues.

The role focuses on safety-critical components, vehicle-network diagnostics, and cloud-connected system behavior, with opportunities to mentor newer engineers and shape architectural directions.