Middleware Engineer
Builds core C++ middleware components and platform services for a software-defined vehicle architecture, spanning communication, execution, diagnostics, logging, and high-throughput networking. Requires at least 2 years of software engineering experience and strong systems fundamentals.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Design and implement core platform services in C++, focusing on multithreading, concurrency, and performance.
- Develop and extend communication middleware using protocols such as SOME/IP and DDS.
- Work on system-level software within a software-defined vehicle architecture, including Communication Management, Execution Management, State Management, Health Management, Diagnostics, and Logging.
- Apply networking and Ethernet-stack knowledge to ensure reliable, high-throughput data exchange.
- Support data-logging and recording workflows for sensor data used in ADAS development and validation.
Requirements
- Solid C++ skills, including familiarity with multithreading, concurrency patterns, and software design.
- 2+ years of software engineering experience; embedded, automotive, robotics, or distributed-systems experience is a plus.
- Exposure to communication middleware such as SOME/IP or DDS, or a strong desire to develop that expertise.
- Initiative and ownership when solving technical problems in a fast-paced environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience with AUTOSAR Adaptive internals or functional clusters such as Communication Management, Execution Management, Diagnostics, or Health Management.
- Experience with embedded systems or C programming.
- Advanced IPC experience using Protobuf or gRPC.
- Strong familiarity with POSIX/Linux, including system calls, runtime behavior, and memory management.
- Experience with real-time or safety-critical distributed systems.
- Familiarity with data-logging frameworks or recording infrastructure in an automotive or ADAS context.
- Prior customer-facing experience as a customer or application engineer.
Compensation and Benefits
- 30 days of paid vacation per year.
- Daily meal benefits, including a €19 lunch budget, €19 dinner budget, free breakfast, snacks, and drinks in the office.
- €965 annual learning and development budget.
- €580 annual fitness budget.
- Subsidized Wellpass membership with access to gyms, studios, and wellness facilities across Germany.
- €25 monthly contribution to the Deutschlandticket.
- Generous parental leave in addition to statutory parental leave.
Skills
C++, Multithreading, Concurrency, Some/Ip, Dds, Networking, Ethernet, Autosar Adaptive, C, Protobuf, gRPC, Posix/Linux, Distributed Systems, Adas, Embedded Systems
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