Application SW Engineer (Automotive)

Location: Tokyo, Japan. Hybrid working with in-person collaboration in office spaces, remote work, and hands-on work in vehicle workshops and labs.

Company

An AI mobility company building a hardware-agnostic platform for autonomous driving that integrates with global automotive manufacturers.

What you will do

• Bring up and validate the AI software stack on customer hardware platforms such as NVIDIA Drive and Qualcomm Ride.
• Port and configure Linux-based systems, QNX, and Adaptive AUTOSAR environments.
• Integrate and validate drivers, middleware, boot-time configurations, diagnostics, logging, and secure boot.
• Integrate automotive hardware into CI/CD, HIL, and test infrastructure with Verification and Release teams.
• Resolve hardware-specific integration issues with OEM and Tier 1 partners.
• Develop automation for setup, flashing, health checks, and test execution while providing technical leadership and helping build the team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of embedded or automotive software development experience, ideally including platform bring-up.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++, Bash, and Python.
• Deep understanding of embedded Linux, including Yocto, systemd, bootloaders, and device trees.
• Experience configuring and debugging QNX and Adaptive AUTOSAR on target hardware.
• Experience with automotive-grade SoCs, hardware debuggers, flashing tools, serial consoles, and BSPs.
• Knowledge of CAN, Ethernet, PCIe, SPI, I2C, CI/CD integration, and test automation frameworks.

Nice to have

• Experience with automotive verification environments, HIL systems, Vector toolchains, or custom CI rigs.
• Experience in safety-critical development, ISO 26262, boot-time determinism, and watchdogs.
• Understanding of secure boot, OTA updates, and system-level cybersecurity.
• Familiarity with Docker, Jenkins, Git, and JFrog Artifactory.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining office collaboration with focused remote work.
• Relocation support and visa sponsorship where applicable.
• Market-benchmarked salaries, meaningful equity, and location-dependent benefits.
• Learning and development budgets for training, conferences, and professional growth.
• Health, dental, parental leave, retirement or pension benefits where applicable, therapy access, wellbeing partnerships, and team socials.
• Ownership in an evolving environment where processes and practices are still being built.

Hiring process

• 30-minute initial recruiter call.
• One hour of competency interviews focused on programming.
• Three hours of deep-dive technical interviews covering performance systems, low-level Linux, system design, and technical leadership, depending on level.
• One-hour final interview focused on mission and values alignment.