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Autobrains is seeking a highly skilled Embedded Software Team Leader to drive development efforts with a blend of hands-on technical work and people leadership. This is a "player-coach" role combining ~50% hands-on coding and architecture work with team leadership responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Mentoring: Lead and mentor a team of embedded software engineers, setting priorities and fostering a high-performance culture. Provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, and serve as the go-to expert for complex technical challenges. Facilitate collaboration across the R&D organization and cultivate a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.
Technical Ownership: Remain deeply involved in hands-on design, architecture, and coding of embedded software for real-time systems. Focus on performance, scalability, and safety. Ensure best practices in coding standards, unit testing, and CI/CD integration. Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers to ensure seamless integration between software and hardware components (SoCs, MCUs, sensors, etc.).
Execution & Delivery: Own the delivery of specific embedded modules from design to production. Translate product requirements into actionable technical tasks and roadmaps. Drive engineering processes to increase efficiency and code quality. Work closely with customers and Tier-1 partners on technical requirements, escalations, and delivery commitments. Stay updated with industry trends in embedded systems and automotive technology.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in embedded systems and C/C++ development
- Proven leadership experience: at least 2-3 years leading a small to medium-sized engineering team (technical mentorship and people management)
- Deep technical expertise in: Embedded Linux/RTOS environments, real-time signal processing, memory management, and developing for heterogeneous architectures (CPU, GPU, MCU)
- Familiarity with software architecture principles and Git-based development workflows
- Strong communication skills with ability to bridge technical and product needs
- Startup-ready mindset: flexible, solution-oriented, comfortable in fast-paced environments
- Advantage: Experience in automotive industry (ASPICE, AUTOSAR, ISO 26262) or AI-acceleration software
