> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3586299-lead-software-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3586299-lead-software-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# lead software engineer

- **Company:** coera robotics
- **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:** October 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5890862205

## 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

* 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. Make the right call on what coera builds, what it buys, and what it leaves behind.
 * Attract and shape the next hires on the core engineering team.