Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer

About the role

HARMAN Automotive is looking for a Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer to join its PQRS (Production & Qualification Readiness Software) team in Bucharest. The engineer contributes to a lightweight Linux distribution used for low-level validation and certification of hardware in automotive projects, blending hardware and software to meet internal customers' requirements. The role is hybrid, with 3-5 days per week in the office and 0-2 days remote.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate and estimate requirements from internal customers
• Develop, maintain and improve the custom Linux distribution and its services for hardware validation, manufacturing and certification of infotainment systems
• Define and implement architectural concepts to maximise reuse of software components across projects
• Implement user-space device drivers for networking, video serializer/deserializer, positioning, audio interface and amplifier devices
• Analyse and resolve technical issues, debug and troubleshoot throughout development, qualification, manufacturing and certification
• Create documentation (user manuals, development guidelines) and conduct code reviews
• Communicate project status to technical and non-technical stakeholders and work with project managers and PQRS consumers
• Stay updated on automotive infotainment trends and encourage innovation in the team

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer programming under Linux
• Proven experience with automotive products, preferably infotainment systems
• Hands-on experience with embedded hardware (SoCs, microcontrollers, serializers/deserializers, BT/WiFi chips, amplifiers, tuners, A2B chips)
• Ability to bring up domain-specific devices from technical documentation
• Knowledge of low-level concepts (kernel, BSP, I2C, SPI) and embedded schematics
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related IT field
• Willingness to travel 0-20% and availability for hybrid work

Required skills

• Extensive Linux expertise (device model, userspace interaction, boot sequence)
• Strong Python programming
• Source control (Git preferred)
• Good written and spoken English
• Bonus: Yocto, Bash, Django/FastAPI, JIRA/Confluence, Rust, video HW stack

What we offer

• Flexible work environment
• Employee discounts on HARMAN and Samsung products
• Training through HARMAN University
• Wellness benefits and an employee recognition programme