Software Engineer, Automotive Middleware
Harman · Chengdu
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.
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.
- Engineer audio systems and integrated technology platforms that augment the driving experience
- Combine ingenuity, in-depth research, and a spirit of collaboration with design and engineering excellence
- Advance in-vehicle infotainment, safety, efficiency, and enjoyment
What You’ll Be Part Of
As an Automotive Middleware Software Engineer, you will develop and maintain middleware software for in-vehicle infotainment and instrument-cluster platforms. You will collaborate with system, application, BSP, and validation teams to deliver production-ready middleware solutions across Android Automotive, Linux, and QNX environments.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Design, develop, and maintain automotive middleware services on Android Automotive, Linux, and QNX platforms.
- Develop and maintain platform services such as logging, SOA communication, Vehicle HAL, cluster interaction, software update, power management, network management, state management, configuration management, camera services, time synchronization, T-Box integration, and hard-key handling.
- Develop and maintain Android Framework and HAL components, including AMS, PMS, networking, display, and input-related modules.
- Support HMI integration with Kanzi, Qt, or equivalent frameworks on Linux/QNX-based instrument-cluster platforms.
- Produce and maintain software design documents, interface specifications, and technical records.
- Analyze requirements, clarify technical questions, and drive implementation through integration and validation.
- Debug cross-layer issues involving applications, framework services, native components, HAL, operating systems, and vehicle interfaces.
- Improve software stability, performance, maintainability, and resource utilization for production automotive programs.
What Makes You A Strong Fit
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong C/C++ development skills and practical knowledge of modern C++11/14/17 features, including STL, smart pointers, move semantics, and lambda expressions.
- Good understanding of Linux process and thread management, synchronization mechanisms, and concurrent programming.
- Hands-on experience with inter-process communication, including sockets, D-Bus, shared memory, Binder, and message queues.
- Experience with file I/O and event-driven models such as epoll and select.
- Proficiency with development and debugging tools such as Git, CMake/Makefile, GDB, Perf, and Valgrind.
- Strong system-level debugging, problem-solving, and technical documentation capabilities.
- Good communication skills, learning agility, ownership, and a collaborative working style.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Experience developing and adapting Android HAL components, including platform porting and integration.
- Ability to read and analyze Android Framework Java code and independently troubleshoot Java/Native cross-layer issues.
- Experience optimizing Android system stability and performance, including analysis of Java crashes, native crashes, and ANRs.
- Experience with QNX/Linux application development and production issue analysis.
- Experience with Kanzi, Qt, Unity3D, or other mainstream automotive HMI frameworks.
- Experience delivering middleware for production automotive infotainment or instrument-cluster programs.
Things To Know
- Strong analytical capability and a practical, system-level approach to problem solving.
- Ability to work effectively in a global and cross-functional engineering environment.
- Willingness to support customer integration, vehicle testing, production launches, and occasional travel when required.
- Passion for building stable, maintainable, and high-performance automotive software platforms.
What You Can Expect
- A hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with in-person collaboration, with most office-based roles onsite four days a week (if applicable).
- Access to employee discounts on HARMAN products (including JBL, Harman / Kardon, AKG, and others)
- Learning and development opportunities through our award-winning HARMAN University programs
- Wellness benefits designed to support your overall well-being
- Access to the HARMAN campus fitness center and cafeteria, where available
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that supports both your 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.