Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle Communication

Lucid Motors

7200

Seattle, WA, United States

Posted on: 2025-08-30

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

We launched Lucid in 2016 to build the world’s best cars and accelerate the shift to clean energy. Our vehicles deliver best-in-class performance *and* efficiency. Equally important, we’re building a world-class team: From our state-of-the-art factory in Arizona to our global headquarters in California’s Silicon Valley, we’re recruiting high-performing people who want to help decarbonize Earth. Join us!

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.

We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

Responsibilities

As a key member of our engineering team, you would be designing, implementing, and testing software solutions that enable seamless communication among various vehicle components, including Electronic Control Units (ECUs), and cloud-based services. It also includes internal communication within the system where incoming network traffic is efficiently distributed among software components and outgoing traffic is reliably transported to reach their intended destinations. Being able to debug and fix issues, and optimizing performance of the system are also essential to this role.

Qualification:

7+ years of experience

Strong proficiency in C++ programming language

Experience in QNX and/or Linux based system development and Linux based application programming (multithreaded programming, IPC mechanisms)

Strong troubleshooting skills including the ability to analyze issues like Memory Leaks, Deadlocks, and Performance problems etc.

Experience with software development in a team environment (peer reviews, unit tests, configuration management, defect tracking)

Desired Skills:

Experience with AUTOSAR platforms, and tools set

Experience with Android

Experience in development of Android HAL layers (Android 10+).

Proficiency in Python

Understanding of Automotive communication protocol: Vehicle Signal, CAN, LIN, Ethernet

Experience with embedded Automotive Infotainment system

Good understanding of OOAD and UML concepts.

Understanding and familiarity with Google unit Test framework.

Real time debugging on hardware using Emulators / Debuggers and software debugging skills.

Experience with software development tools and methodologies (e.g. Jenkins, Git, Bazel, Agile).

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent. Master’s preferred

Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)

Base Pay Range (Annual)

$158,800—$232,870 USD

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Lucid Motors

7200

Full time

Lucid Motors

7200

Full time

Emobility