Software Engineer - C++, Linux, Ai

HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Automotive

We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Automotive, we give you the keys to fast-track your career.

• AI enablement across connectivity SBU
• Full stack developer including AI and Embedded sw for connectivity domain products.

About the Role:

As part of an agile team, you will research and build AI agents for enabling the use of AI across the SDLC. You will also work on software on telematics devices with state-of-the-art technologies and features like communication, networking, and positioning. You will be on a path-finding mission to enable and create new business in the Telematics domain. Will be part of highly visible demos; and lead effort to bring the product and solutions to market. Your responsibilities include design, development/coding, build, debug, and modify software enhancements and new products development.

What You Will Do

• AI agents for use across the SDLC and ASPICE compliance.
• Design and develop scalable, maintainable, well mannered (CPU, memory, disk, power, network) automotive grade Linux applications with C, C++ for embedded platforms.
• Understand business requirements, associate them with agile entities (stories/tasks) for planning and execution.
• Enable platform for research and development of POCs and product demonstrations for Telematics Use Cases
• Build and grow technical expertise across Telematics domains.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Masters/bachelor’s degree in electrical, communications, computer engineering or a similar discipline
• Hands on working experience with Linux on an embedded platform.
• AI knowledge with hands on experience with LLMs and agents
• Adept at designing and developing reusable and scalable C, C++ code.
• Proficient understanding of STL (Standard Template Library): containers and algorithms.
• Good understanding of Linux Inter Process Communication mechanisms (sockets, message queues, shared memory)
• Concepts and techniques for Multithreaded applications
• Working experience with Industry standard version control systems like GIT, Gerrit, Perforce GTest based C++ unit test framework.
• Open Embedded, bitbake package management
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills to collaborate with teams across geographies.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Willingness to work across technical domains and explore new technologies.

What Makes You Eligible

• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment requiring at least 3 days per week working from office.
• Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.