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# Lead Software Engineer, Infotainment/Connectivity Platform

- **Company:** ALTEN Technology USA
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Android Software Development, Bluetooth, C++ (Programming Language), Compilers, Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Linux, Device Drivers, Dynamic Random-Access Memory, Memory Management, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Ethernet, GNU Linker, Hypervisor, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Python (Programming Language), PCI Express, Regression Testing, Verification and Validation (Software), Subsystems, Scripting, Serial Peripheral Interface, Delivery Pipeline, Concurrency, Hardware Testing, Lauterbach Debugger, Information Technology, Codebase, U-Boot, Software Coding, GNSS
- **Published:** October 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c0a2047987759664

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
 * 8+ years of embedded software development
 * Hands-on experience with high-performance SoCs such as Snapdragon, NVIDIA Orin, or MediaTek; automotive-grade SoC experience is a significant plus
 * Proficiency in Embedded Linux, QNX, and DriveOS, and experience with hypervisor systems such as Type-1 hypervisors, Gunyah, or ACRN
 * Experience with infotainment or connectivity subsystems such as camera/display, memory/storage, GNSS, UWB, RF, A2B, and Bluetooth audio
 * Strong C/C++ coding skills
 * Solid understanding of Linux/Android, kernel configuration, device driver interfaces, and debugging tools
 * Strong BSP and kernel bring-up expertise (Linux, U-Boot or equivalent): partitioning, device tree, and boot flow for eMMC, UFS, SSD, and DRAM changes
 * Experience with Lauterbach, oscilloscopes, JTAG, and flashing tools
 * Understanding of interface and protocol stacks (SPI, I2C, Ethernet, PCIe, CAN) and board bring-up
 * Scripting experience in Python or shell, * OS internals: process scheduler, memory management, concurrency, synchronization, storage
 * ARM core and architecture experience
 * Embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, linker scripts
 * Automotive communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet)
 * CI/CD pipelines for embedded systems
 * ISO 26262 functional safety awareness

## Description

The Lead Software Engineer owns software and validation work on Linux and Android based infotainment and connectivity platforms. You will lead a team that sustains ECUs across several hardware generations. Your engineers will ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipelines, and then enable hardware validation tests.
Responsibilities

 * Ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipeline, and regression testing
 * Develop and maintain the software stack for hardware verification and validation on Hypervisor, Linux, and Android systems
 * Design and run stress tests on CPU, GPU, NPU, and multimedia subsystems to find bottlenecks, thermal limits, and stability issues
 * Analyze and optimize ECU performance
 * Support board bring-up, design verification, and debugging with architecture, hardware, and software teams
 * Train and guide junior engineers
 * Provide weekly status, risk, and decision documentation to program leadership