Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Autonomous Driving)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid working model with in-person collaboration in offices and remote work.

Company

hirify.global is building an AI platform for autonomous driving that enables vehicles to learn from real-world experience and adapt across different environments and vehicle platforms.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and execute automated tests for onboard software subsystems, including operating systems, middleware, sensors, and integration points.
• Validate embedded software on hardware platforms in hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Identify test gaps and build coverage for new and existing software features.
• Debug and triage system-level issues across software and hardware boundaries using logs, metrics, and controlled experiments.
• Contribute to CI pipelines and reusable test frameworks that enable developer self-service testing.
• Expand validation coverage and move testing earlier in the development cycle to reduce risk during full-vehicle testing.

Requirements

• Experience testing embedded software systems, ideally on Linux or QNX.
• Ability to develop automated tests in Python, C++, or a similar language.
• Hands-on experience with embedded hardware and hardware/software interactions.
• Understanding of automation, integration testing, and system validation principles.
• Ability to collaborate across software, hardware, and infrastructure teams.
• Ability to work in the hybrid London setup.

Nice to have

• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop environments, sensor or data pipelines, CI/CD systems such as Buildkite, robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time software.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with core hours and hands-on access to vehicle workshops and labs.
• Learning and development budgets for training, conferences, and professional growth.
• Market-benchmarked salaries and meaningful equity participation.
• Relocation support and visa sponsorship are available where applicable.
• Benefits may include health and dental insurance, enhanced parental leave, retirement or pension plans, therapy access, wellbeing partnerships, and team socials.

Hiring process

• Initial recruiter call lasting approximately 25 minutes.
• Competency interviews covering programming and hiring-manager discussion, followed by deep-dive technical interviews in programming, system design, and domain-specific topics.
• Final mission and values interview.