Remote Staff Software Engineer, Emerging Markets

You will remain deeply involved in software architecture, firmware design, system integration, and technical decision-making, while also coordinating development across a small internal team and several specialist external partners.

The ideal candidate combines strong embedded systems expertise with the ability to drive complex multi-team software delivery, and is comfortable leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate development and validation.

What you will do:

1. Software Program Coordination

Coordinate delivery of the software platform across internal teams and external development partners.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing the software development roadmap
• Aligning software milestones with vehicle development programs
• Coordinating firmware, cloud, and application development
• Managing technical dependencies between teams
• Supporting system integration and release planning

This aspect of the role ensures that multiple software workstreams converge into a production-ready system.

2. Software Architecture and Technical Ownership

Own and define the overall software architecture for the platform, spanning vehicle firmware, connectivity, and cloud integration.

Responsibilities include:

• Defining the end-to-end software architecture
• Designing key elements of the vehicle firmware stack
• Establishing software interfaces between vehicle systems, cloud services, and applications
• Reviewing and contributing to embedded and systems-level code
• Leading architectural decisions for scalability, reliability, and security
• Guiding development of critical firmware components

You will remain hands-on with technical design and system integration, particularly for the vehicle control and connectivity layers.

3. Vehicle Embedded Systems Development

Lead development of the vehicle embedded software stack, including:

• Vehicle Control Module (VCM) firmware
• Battery Management System (BMS) firmware
• Power management and energy optimisation
• Diagnostics and telemetry systems
• Sensor and actuator integration
• Vehicle networking (e.g. CAN)

Work closely with hardware engineers to ensure tight hardware-software co-design.

4. Connected Vehicle and IoT Platform

Define and implement the vehicle connectivity architecture, including:

• Secure vehicle-to-cloud communication
• Telemetry and diagnostics pipelines
• Remote vehicle monitoring and control
• Fleet and asset management integration
• Over-the-air software updates
• Charging ecosystem integration
• Ensure the connected platform is secure, scalable, and reliable.

5. Software Engineering Leadership

Establish engineering standards across the platform including:

• Coding standards and best practices
• Development workflows
• Continuous integration and testing pipelines
• Simulation and validation environments
• Software quality and release processes

Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and partners.

6. External Partner and Supplier Integration

Work closely with external engineering partners responsible for parts of the software stack.

Responsibilities include:

• Defining technical interfaces and integration requirements
• Reviewing partner architecture and code deliverables
• Ensuring adherence to engineering standards and security practices
• Integrating externally developed modules into the platform
• Supporting joint debugging and system integration

7. AI-Augmented Engineering

Drive adoption of AI-assisted software development tools across the engineering ecosystem.

Use cases include:

• AI-assisted code generation
• Automated test creation
• Static analysis and validation
• Simulation-driven verification
• AI-assisted debugging and optimisation

The objective is to maximize engineering productivity while maintaining high-quality production software.

Key Deliverables of the role:

• Production-ready vehicle firmware and control systems
• Integrated BMS and power management software
• Secure connected vehicle architecture
• Reliable OTA update capability
• Integrated vehicle + cloud ecosystem
• Robust software development and validation pipeline

• Degree qualified with 5+ years in embedded software, vehicle systems, robotics, or connected devices
• Strong experience with embedded firmware development
• Experience designing complex hardware-integrated software systems
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering programs
• Strong experience with:

• Embedded C/C++
• Real-time embedded systems / RTOS
• CAN or vehicle network architectures
• Firmware-hardware integration
• Cloud-connected device platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• System integration and debugging
• Electric vehicle platforms
• Battery Management Systems
• IoT connectivity platforms
• OTA update systems
• Cybersecurity for connected devices
• Mobile or user-facing applications

• Leadership Qualities

• Be deeply technical and comfortable contributing to architecture and code
• Balance hands-on engineering with delivery leadership
• Thrive in startup-scale engineering environments
• Build strong relationships with external engineering partners
• Drive rapid but disciplined product development

Perks and Benefits

• Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options.
• One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
• Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.
• Flexible time off.
• 401(k) match.

Why ALSO. We're passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there-wherever it is you're headed. We're located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces. Together we're working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.