Senior Engineer - User Space (Austin, TX)

Aptiv; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, and life insurance

Short and long-term disability coverage

RRSP matching

Flexible time-off policies

Learning benefits including a LinkedIn Learning subscription

Job summary

A leading software company is seeking a Senior Engineer - Systems in Austin, TX. This role requires expertise in C/C++ programming and embedded Linux, with responsibilities including maintaining user space libraries and providing technical leadership. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of software engineering experience and strong problem-solving skills. The company offers a hybrid work model and comprehensive benefits, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience required.
• 3+ years of experience with embedded Linux or systems programming required.
• Experience with production systems in C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance user space libraries and applications.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Drive technical improvements and best practices.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Linux user space architecture

Embedded systems development

Debugging

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

Yocto

Buildroot

Job description

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

About The Opportunity

The Senior Engineer - Systems (User Space Sustaining) provides technical expertise and leadership for maintaining and enhancing user space libraries and applications. Senior Engineers work independently on complex technical problems, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to technical decisions within the user space sustaining team.

In your daily job you will:

Development & Implementation

• Maintain and enhance user space libraries and applications
• Fix bugs and address customer issues in production code
• Integrate new features while maintaining backward compatibility
• Optimize application performance and resource usage
• Write high-quality, maintainable code following team standards
• Debug and resolve complex technical issues

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions
• Contribute to architecture and design decisions
• Drive technical improvements and best practices
• Lead technical initiatives and small projects
• Collaborate effectively with team members and cross-functional partners
• Work with distributed teams across US, Romania, and India
• Share knowledge through documentation and technical discussions
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives
• Contribute to team process improvements

User Space Sustaining Specific

• Maintain and enhance user space libraries (glibc, musl, etc.)
• Support application frameworks and middleware
• Address compatibility issues across different Linux distributions
• Optimize application performance and resource usage
• Design solutions for complex user space problems
• Work with customers on critical issues and escalations

How You Will Contribute

Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience with embedded Linux or systems programming
• Experience with C/C++ programming in production systems
• Strong background in software development lifecycle
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis - without requirement for any type of visa sponsorship/transfer, now, or at any time in future. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
• Must be a local resident of Greater Austin, TX, with ability to work on campus.

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming
• Solid understanding of Linux user space architecture
• Experience with embedded systems development
• Knowledge of build systems (Yocto, Buildroot, or similar)
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Experience with version control (Git) and code review
• Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum)

Domain Knowledge

• Application frameworks and middleware
• Performance optimization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Yocto Project
• Experience with user space debugging tools (gdb, valgrind, etc.)
• Understanding of application security
• Open source contributions
• Experience in automotive, aerospace, or industrial sectors
• Knowledge of real-time system debugging and troubleshooting
• Hybrid work model for workplace flexibility
• Comprehensive health, dental, and life insurance
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• RRSP matching for financial security
• Flexible time-off policies for work-life balance
• Employee assistance program for mental well-being
• Learning benefits, including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars

Join us at Wind River, where we're not just shaping technology; we're shaping the future of a safer, more connected world. Your journey to make a meaningful impact begins here.

Wind River is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.