Senior POSIX Solutions Architect for Automotive OS

Applied Intuition Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 204,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a POSIX Solutions Architect on the Vehicle OS team to orchestrate a universal software foundation for automakers. You will collaborate across POSIX OSes, middleware and hardware layers to enable software-defined vehicle intelligence at scale.

You will work with Linux, QNX, VxWorks and service-oriented frameworks to deliver scalable middleware, addressing real-time, safety-critical requirements across automotive domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in embedded software development, with a focus on POSIX-based operating systems (e.g., QNX, Linux, VxWorks).
• Strong experience designing scalable, modular middleware frameworks for real-time or safety-critical systems.
• Deep knowledge of IPC mechanisms (e.g., DDS, SOME/IP, gRPC), OS abstraction layers, and service-based architectures.
• Track record of building middleware for cross-domain applications (e.g., Infotainment, POSIX, Connectivity).
• Familiarity with multi-core scheduling, process isolation, and resource management on automotive-grade SoCs.
• Experience bringing up software on hardware prototypes and conducting system-level debugging and profiling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain POSIX-based middleware and embedded software systems from the application layer down to the hardware abstraction layer.
• Work across the entire stack to develop new products, features, and tools that meet strict performance, scalability, and safety requirements.
• Design efficient and deterministic solutions to a wide range of distributed and embedded engineering challenges.
• Ship complex, mission-critical software in fast-paced environments alongside domain experts across a variety of fields: infrastructure, automotive, and embedded systems engineers.
• Work hands-on with leading POSIX-based platforms and middleware technologies, including Linux, QNX, VxWorks, and modern service-oriented communication frameworks.

Skills

POSIX-based OS experience

Middleware design

IPC mechanisms (DDS, SOME/IP, gRPC)

Real-time / safety-critical

Cross-domain middleware

Multi-core scheduling

System-level debugging

Linux

QNX

VxWorks

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/EE or related field

Tools

Linux

QNX

VxWorks

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a POSIX Solutions Architect on the Vehicle OS team to orchestrate a universal software foundation for automakers. You will collaborate across POSIX OSes, middleware and hardware layers to enable software-defined vehicle intelligence at scale.

You will work with Linux, QNX, VxWorks and service-oriented frameworks to deliver scalable middleware, addressing real-time, safety-critical requirements across automotive domains.