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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # lead software engineer - **Company:** coera - **Location:** Berlin, Germany - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** AUTomotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR), C++ (Programming Language), CMake, Static Program Analysis, Cyber Security, Nvidia CUDA, Linux on Embedded Systems, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, MISRA C (C Programming Language), Real-Time Operating Systems, Parasoft, Sensor Fusion, VxWorks, Containerization, Free and Open-Source Software, Formal Methods, C++14, PolySpace - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5820490424 ## About the Role * A track record of shipping production systems software, with at least one stint setting technical direction at an early-stage or deep-tech company. * Production C++17+ at senior level. Deterministic real-time fluency on embedded Linux, PREEMPT_RT, or an RTOS (QNX, VxWorks, Zephyr). * MISRA C / MISRA C++ / AUTOSAR C++14 discipline, and hands-on with at least one of Polyspace, Helix QAC, LDRA, Parasoft C/C++test, or Vector CAST. * Safety-critical lifecycle fluency: V-model, FMEA / FMEDA, FTA, traceability, evidence packaging. * End-to-end platform chops: CMake, CI, containerisation, simulation-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, telemetry, observability. Strong signals * Shipped software to a functional safety assessment (SIL2, PLd, or ASIL-B) to notified-body sign-off, with your signature on the safety case. * Multimodal sensor fusion fundamentals: stereo depth, time-of-flight, LWIR thermal; Kalman / EKF / UKF; intrinsic and extrinsic calibration; time sync. * CUDA / Jetson deployment for safety-classified workloads, or equivalent on automotive-grade SoCs (Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride, NVIDIA DRIVE, NXP S32, Renesas R-Car). * Founding or hire-#1 experience at a previous deep-tech startup, ideally one that reached Series A on the platform you built. * Formal methods or deterministic runtime literacy: Frama-C, model-checked code. Bonus * Open-source contributions that other engineers actually use * German or Farsi in addition to English. ## Description Berlin, Berlin, 10587 Unbefristet Vollzeit why this role matters coera's core safety intelligence platform is under active build: a certifiable runtime, a reference integration targeting EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230, and the toolchain the next 8 to 12 engineers will inherit. As the lead software engineer, working directly alongside the CTO, you own that build from first commit through first certified release. what you will own * Architect and build the core of coera's safety intelligence platform, from runtime up through integration and tooling. * Ship the first certifiable release to the first customer deployment, against a functional safety assessment (SIL2 / PLd) under EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230. * Set the engineering practices and toolchain the rest of the team inherits: MISRA and AUTOSAR discipline, static analysis, CI, simulation-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, telemetry, observability. * Work closely with the QNX RTOS, safety, and cybersecurity engineers to make coera's first product certifiable end to end. * Own the boundary between product and integration. 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