Applied Intuition
Software Engineering Manager - Firmware
$280K–$355K
Sunnyvale · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; no stated alternative.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent from a top program.
About the job
Leads the Firmware team in architecting, developing, and integrating embedded systems for Applied Intuition’s Vehicle OS platform.
What you'll do
- Lead, mentor, and grow firmware and embedded software engineers.
- Architect and develop low-level Vehicle OS software; oversee embedded C/C++ codebases, code reviews, and system debugging.
- Coordinate platform design, bring-up, validation, and delivery of RTOS, Linux kernel, and hardware abstraction layers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent from a top program.
- 8+ years of experience architecting and shipping production embedded/firmware software.
- Strong background in embedded C/C++, RTOS implementation, Linux kernel, and low-level driver/HAL development.
- Hands-on hardware integration and debugging experience; proven ability to manage, mentor, and grow technical teams.
Nice to have
- Automotive software stack (ADAS, QNX, OTA updates).
- Cross-platform and vendor component integration; experience with complex SoCs or full system integration.
Pay
$280K – $355K (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, RTOS, Linux kernel, hardware abstraction layers, ADAS, QNX, OTA
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