Senior Software Architect (m/f/d)

smartmicro· 10 open roles

Location TBD On-siteProfessional / experienced56 years ago

Salaryest.

€80,000 - €140,000

Experience

Mid

Job Type

Professional / experienced

Posted

56 years ago

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Introduction We are smartmicro, the leading specialist in high-performance automotive and traffic radar- and radar/camera hybrid sensor technology. We design, develop and manufacture high-tech sensors for autonomous driving, intelligent traffic infrastructure and smart cities. Our mission is to make roads safer, enable autonomous driving in all-weather scenarios, optimize traffic flow for reduced travel times and enable greener, smarter cities. We are a German company with international presence, having own teams in the UK and in the US, while we are headquartered in Braunschweig for design, d

Key Responsibilities

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Software Architecture: Define and maintain a comprehensive architectural roadmap for smartmicro's software products, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term technical vision
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System Design: Lead the high-level design of our software systems, including embedded firmware on bare metal and Linux-based platforms, the COM HUB edge device, and cloud interfaces
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Technical Leadership: Act as the go-to expert for architectural questions and challenges
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Standardization & Best Practices: Establish and enforce technical standards, design patterns, and best practices across the organization - This includes defining and governing core architectural concepts like communication datagrams and interface descriptions
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Owners, Software Engineers, Group Leads to translate requirements into robust and scalable technical solutions
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Prototyping & Evaluation: Evaluate, prototype, and recommend new technologies, tools, and frameworks to keep our products at the cutting edge
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Direct report to the manager of the embedded department

Requirements

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Proven experience in software development, with a significant portion in a Software Architect, Principal Engineer, or similar technical leadership role
Extensive hands-on experience in C or C++ development for complex systems and hardware-oriented software, Python could be required for automation and scripting
Deep expertise in designing software for embedded systems, including both baremetal and embedded Linux (e.g., Yocto, buildroot) environments
Strong understanding of computer architecture, real-time operating systems, memory management, and hardware abstraction layers
Proficiency in designing and implementing inter-process communication (IPC) and distributed systems
Expert knowledge of specific RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS, VxWorks, ThreadX, PikeOS or QNX
Experience with ARM-based platforms, microcontrollers from NXP and TI and variety communication protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT, CAN, REST APIs, Ethernet, I2C and SPI)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
Good German language skills would be a plus