Automotive Experience Platform – Senior Engineer
$117,800 - $176,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 21 September 2026 by the employer.
Android Automotive
About the role
This role involves designing, developing, debugging, validating, and integrating Android and automotive software features for automotive experience platforms. You will focus on creating solutions that showcase future technologies in the automotive industry, supporting rapid prototyping and demonstrations.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, modify, validate, and debug Android, Android Automotive, embedded, edge, and utility software applications.
- Develop and integrate software features for concept vehicle demonstrations, prototype features, customer showcases, and global trade show experiences.
- Perform system integration testing and SIT-level debugging by analyzing logs, traces, crashes, timing issues, interface failures, and end-to-end system behavior.
- Drive root-cause analysis and issue closure for complex integration problems involving Android framework, applications, middleware, vehicle interfaces, operating systems, and embedded components.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements, define technical approaches, estimate work, manage dependencies, and deliver high-quality software.
- Support software bring-up, integration, validation, and demo readiness activities on target hardware, concept vehicles, and automotive development platforms.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering experience, OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering experience.
- 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python.
- Professional software development experience in Android, Android Automotive, embedded systems, or automotive software platforms.
- Hands-on programming experience in Java or Kotlin, with working knowledge of C/C and scripting languages such as Python.
- Understanding of Android framework, Android services, application lifecycle, IPC mechanisms, permissions, build systems, debugging tools, and system-level behavior.
- Experience performing system integration testing, issue triage, log analysis, root-cause analysis, and debugging across software, middleware, operating system, and hardware interfaces.
Nice to have
- Experience with Android Automotive OS, automotive middleware, vehicle interfaces, CAN, SOME/IP, MQTT or other in-vehicle communication technologies.
- Familiarity with Linux and QNX operating systems, embedded software environments, and cross-platform integration workflows.
- Experience with source control, issue tracking, CI/CD workflows, release processes, and collaborative software development practices.
- Experience with Qt, IoT, cloud-connected vehicle experiences, or AI-assisted software development tools.
Skills: Android Automotive, embedded systems, system integration testing, debugging, CAN, QNX
This role has been open 20 days — well below the 107-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Automotive IC
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Open roles in category
72
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Median days open
107 d
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Median salary
$172k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (72 roles · 15 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 17 | 72 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 715 | 6028 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 186 d | 107 d (+79 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $172k |
Skills observed across this category: Android Automotive, embedded systems, system integration testing, debugging, CAN, QNX
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 17 open roles · median 185 d
- NVIDIA · 11 open roles · median 65 d
- Infineon Technologies · 9 open roles · median 158 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 8 open roles · median 63 d
- Arrow Electronics · 5 open roles · median 95 d
- Renesas Electronics · 5 open roles · median 103 d
How we counted: 72 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Automotive IC) roles from 15 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.