Lead Platform API Architect - In-Vehicle Networking

Hashlist is seeking a Senior Staff Software Architect to define and drive the architectural roadmap for the Platform API domain, owning end-to-end design of in-vehicle networking across ECUs, gateways, and central compute units. Hybrid in Turin, with start ASAP.

Responsibilities include documenting platform architecture, guiding architectural decisions, collaborating with hardware, systems and software teams, and setting KPIs for communication platform quality and performance.

Define and document overall platform architecture, including software components, third-party integrations, and data flows across ECUs, gateways, and central compute units. Drive the strategic vision and architectural roadmap for the Platform API domain, ensuring robust, scalable, and future-ready in-vehicle networking. Provide technical guidance on architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with standards, feasibility, and long-term goals. Collaborate with hardware, systems, and software teams to align architecture with vehicle requirements and hardware capabilities. Define KPIs for communication platform quality and performance, and drive ongoing monitoring and improvement. Investigate technical problems, review architecture implementations and coding best practices, and coordinate integration and testing activities. First 90 days: assess current architecture, map gaps, propose a 12-month roadmap, and align stakeholders. Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent. 8+ years of experience in design and development of embedded software architecture. Strong knowledge of in-vehicle networking (CAN/LIN/Ethernet) including SOME/IP, plus signal and service-oriented interface design. Knowledge of POSIX OS and ECU internal communication (SPI, shared memory). Experience defining interfaces (signals/services), requirements, and architectural documentation. Proven cross-functional leadership across systems/hardware/software with design review ownership. Preferred background: vehicle network architect, communication stack owner, embedded SW system architect, or ECU performance monitoring (CPU/RAM/ROM). Preferred: gateways/protocol translation, ASPICE/V-model, platform services (time sync, cloud connectivity, end-to-end protection), QNX/hypervisor, AUTOSAR (Classic and/or Adaptive).