Senior Staff Software Engineer, Sonatus

Vehicle Infrastructure

$213-288k

+ Equity.

Docker
Python
Linux
Android
C++
Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Sunnyvale, CA

Sonatus

Cloud-based solutions for software-defined vehicles

Be an early applicant

Sonatus

Cloud-based solutions for software-defined vehicles

101-200 employees

B2BCarsInternet of ThingsElectric VehiclesSaaSCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$213-288k

+ Equity.

Docker
Python
Linux
Android
C++
Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Sunnyvale, CA

101-200 employees

B2BCarsInternet of ThingsElectric VehiclesSaaSCloud Computing

Company mission

Sonatus' mission is to create transformative solutions that unlock the full potential of software-defined vehicles..

Role

Who you are

  • We are looking for a highly motivated Embedded Bringup Engineer to join our fast-growing team
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • 12+ years of working experience in software development
  • Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Staff Engineer in software development, with a strong background in automotive technology and OTA solutions. Experience with embedded systems and automotive communication protocols (e.g., CAN) is a plus
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to inspire and guide a team of engineers
  • Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting on embedded targets
  • Solid programming experience in C++
  • Proven experience in system design involving multi-threading and concurrency
  • Solid understanding and hands-on experiencing using modern IPC frameworks, e.g. gRPC, protobuf, vSomeIP, shared memory
  • Experience with virtual machines, Docker containers and/or Android
  • Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols, e.g. encryption, authentication, symmetric/asymmetric keys, secure boot, secure storage
  • Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools and peer review
  • Experience with RTOS, Embedded Linux, Android, and/or other embedded operating systems
  • Experience with networking technologies such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, HTTP, etc
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields
  • Familiarity with Unified Diagnostics Services over CAN or Ethernet
  • Good understanding of hardware devices such as MCU, CPU, Network Switch, etc
  • Experience with network security and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools
  • Experiences in security related software development
  • Proficient in Python or other scripting languages
  • Experience with automotive product development (e.g. CAN, AUTOSAR, FreeRTOS, etc.)
  • Experience in project management and agile development methodologies

What the job involves

  • Sonatus is a leader in providing technologies and software to global OEMs to build software-defined vehicles
  • As a part of a cross-functional team that is responsible for the full software development life cycle, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and products, from conception to deployment
  • Design and implement highly complex, resource efficient, reliable and safety critical in-vehicle software from requirements to production and commercial deployment
  • Make sound architectural decisions with ambiguous inputs, and/or build architecture frameworks from scratch
  • Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of system resources usage
  • Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, and functional specifications. Ensure that documentation is up-to-date and accessible to the team
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of engineers, ensuring best practices in software development, architecture, and code quality
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, sales and marketing, to lay out the product strategy and roadmap. Provide engineering inputs to guide the feature prioritization
  • Work with the Technical Project Management team, ensuring the development is aligned with the schedule. Coordinate the project execution and task planning with the team if needed
  • Work with the QA team to define the testing goals. Review test plans. Participate in QA testing events and/or customer on-site testing events
  • Participate in sales pitches, PoCs, and post-sales customer support

Our take

Software-defined vehicles represent the biggest innovation in automobiles for decades, but there are large obstacles in the way of its growth. The software that defines such vehicles requires over-the-air (OTA) updates and other forms of maintenance if vehicles will be future-proof, and this can quickly become a time-consuming and resource-intensive process.

Sonatus develops cloud-based solutions for software-defined vehicles, providing a platform called Digital Dynamics that empowers automakers to harness vehicle data, add feature updates, diagnose problems, and maintain vehicle infrastructure wirelessly and in real time. The company achieves its flexibility through cloud-empowered data infrastructure, no-code software solutions, and working closely with clients.

Whilst the company faces competition from other IoT vehicle software companies such as Blackberry, Sonatus shows great potential to compete through its all-in-one approach to OTA vehicle software management. This has garnered the company impressive funding, which it will use to support its electric vehicle platform and increase production volume. In 2023, the company further exemplified its growing influence through a break into the Japanese market and an appearance on Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers 2023 list.

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Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Dec 2022

$75m

SERIES A

Jul 2021

$35m

SERIES A

Total funding: $110m

Company benefits

  • Stock option plan
  • Health care plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Unlimited paid time off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Free food & snacks

Company values

  • Respect - for people, truth, and the role technology plays in improving lives
  • Intelligence - that breaks barriers, fuels innovation, and creates the future
  • Collaboration - with those who are committed to making a difference that goes beyond self
  • Excellence - that far exceeds expectations and continuously strives to improve outcomes

Company HQ

Sunnyvale, CA

Leadership

Experience as Senior Director of Engineering for Nuova Systems from 2005 to 2012. Founder of Diamanti from since 2012.

Yu Fang

(CTO)

Head of Mobile Engineering for NAUTO from 2016 to 2018. Experience as CTO of CARDFREE.

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Diversity & Inclusion at Sonatus

  • Sonatus is a tight knit team aligned around a unified vision. We put progress ahead of politics and are not afraid of asking tough questions. Sometimes we get too busy to say it, but you can be confident that you and your contributions will matter every day. We embrace diversity in all regards because respect is ingrained in our every fiber.

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