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title: 'Manager, Engineering (Backend Development) at Sonatus'
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# Manager, Engineering (Backend Development) at Sonatus

- **Company:** Sonatus
- **Location:** Dublin, Ireland
- **Posted:** 2026-05-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonatus/jobs/4772172007

## Job description

At Sonatus, we’re driving the transformation to AI-enabled software-defined vehicles. Traditional automotive software methods can’t keep pace with consumer expectations shaped by the mobile industry—where features evolve rapidly, update seamlessly, and improve continuously. That’s why leading OEMs trust Sonatus to accelerate this shift. Our technology is already in production across more than 9 million vehicles on the road today and rapidly expanding.

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, with 250+ employees worldwide, Sonatus combines the agility of a fast-growing company with the scale and impact of an established partner. Backed by strong funding and proven by global deployment, we’re solving some of the most interesting and complex challenges in the industry. Join us and help redefine what’s possible as we shape the future of mobility.

We are seeking a highly technical, execution-focused Cloud Backend Engineering Manager to serve as the technical lead for our core cloud engineering pod. In this role, you will drive technical excellence through active, hands-on implementation and maintain deep module-level ownership of core system components.

You will participate in the technical roadmap definition, own the end-to-end execution of major platform components, and lead a talented team designing the server-side backend architectures that power next-generation software-defined vehicle platforms. You will be responsible for building the scalable, high-throughput cloud networks that interface directly with physical edge hardware, processing complex vehicle datasets from distributed fleets globally.

Role and Responsibilities:

- Hands-on Implementation & Module Ownership: Actively write core, high-performance Go/cloud infrastructure code while maintaining direct ownership over the architecture, quality, and technical health of critical backend modules.
- Logger & Ingestion Pipeline Ownership: Design and optimise highly resilient, distributed cloud-native ingestion services capable of parsing, sorting, and processing massive binary or structured data payloads streaming from vehicle edge data loggers.
- Remote Fleet Command & Control: Architect the configuration and orchestration APIs used to safely push configuration scripts, remote triggers, and firmware updates downward to vehicle loggers under constrained or intermittent cellular network conditions.
- Team Evolution & AI Growth: Scale, recruit, mentor, and grow a highly technical AI backend engineering team responsible for core AI development, automation loops, and platform integrations.
- Database & Storage Strategy: Implement storage-tiering architectures (SQL, NoSQL, and OLAP databases) designed to transition data pipelines from real-time streaming alerts into cold-storage data lakes efficiently and cost-effectively.
- Technical Mentorship & Code Governance: Drive technical excellence across the pod by establishing rigorous code reviews, automated CI/CD pipelines, and robust service testing guardrails.
- Cross-Functional Alignment & Execution: Deliver major platform components on schedule, acting as a definitive technical authority for your backend pod who translates system requirements into concrete deliverables for product managers, front-end developers, and international engineering hubs.

Requirements:

- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: 9+ years of backend software development experience, with a proven track record of leading technical engineering squads as a Tech Lead, Component Owner, or Engineering Manager.
- Logger System Domain Familiarity: Strong experience interacting with or building the cloud/server-side components of hardware data logger ecosystems (e.g., Intrepid Control Systems’ Wireless neoVI, neoVI Plasma, Vector data logging servers, or equivalent industrial IoT/automotive edge-to-cloud architectures).
- Telemetry Data Handling: Conceptual or practical understanding of processing vehicle bus protocols (CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet) and their associated log file representations (e.g., BLF, MDF4, PCAP) at the cloud ingestion layer.
- AI Implementation: Proven track record of successful development of an AI/ML feature, intelligent workflow, or model pipeline delivered into a production distributed cloud environment.
- Cloud & Infrastructure Stack: Proficiency with public cloud platforms, utilizing microservices, serverless solutions, containerization (Docker), and orchestrators (Kubernetes).
- Programming Languages: Advanced proficiency in Go (strongly preferred) or other low-latency systems-level back-end languages (e.g., Rust, Java, C++).
- Distributed Processing: Experience scaling real-time distributed message fabrics and streaming compute engines (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, Spark Pipelines).
- Decisive Delivery: Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills; a technical leader who can drive the engineering execution of complex modules while collaborating across global time zones.

Ireland Office Benefits & Perks Offered:

- Time off (national holidays and statutory annual leave provisions apply)
- Private Medical and Dental Insurance (for you and your dependents)
- Income protection and Life insurance benefits
- Occupational Pension Plan - Sonatus match up to 5% of your contribution
- Wellness benefit allowance
- Phone & internet reimbursement
- Computer Accessory Allowance
- Daily Deliveroo Lunch Credit
- Hybrid office work-arrangement

## About Sonatus

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Sonatus delivers an AI-powered software platform for software-defined vehicles, enabling OEMs and suppliers to reduce costs, accelerate time-to-market, and continuously improve vehicles across their lifecycle.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: Sunnyvale, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Jeff Chou (CEO) and Yu Fang (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Automotive software, artificial intelligence, software-defined vehicles (SDVs)
- **Target customers**: Global automakers (OEMs) and Tier 1 suppliers (B2B, Enterprise)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To simplify and accelerate the digital transformation of the automobile by building AI-native software that spans the full vehicle lifecycle.

## Products & Services
- **Sonatus Foundation**: A flexible vehicle software architecture that provides the foundational platform for building and evolving software-defined vehicles.
- **Sonatus Collector AI**: Enables dynamic, intelligent data collection from vehicles to drive continuous improvements and insights.
- **Sonatus AI Director**: An end-to-end toolchain for developing, deploying, and monitoring in-vehicle edge AI models.
- **Sonatus AI Technician**: AI-powered diagnostic assistants that support pre-production testing through post-sales services.
- **Sonatus Updater**: Secure, predictable management of vehicle software updates with end-to-end traceability.
- **Sonatus Automator AI**: A no-code solution for accelerating time-to-market and enabling rapid innovation.

*All products are software/SaaS or platform-based, delivered as a combination of in-vehicle software and cloud services.*

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Technology deployed in **over 8 million vehicles** globally (as of 2025/2026) – [sonatus.com](https://www.sonatus.com/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by investors in the automotive, semiconductor, and venture capital sectors (specific names not publicly named on the website); partners with leading global automakers and Tier 1 suppliers.
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid expansion with offices in 12+ countries (USA, Canada, Ireland, France, Germany, Poland, India, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Philippines); ~300 employees (Built In); actively hiring across engineering, AI, and customer success roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-native from the ground up**: Unlike legacy automotive software providers, Sonatus built its platform specifically for AI-defined vehicles, enabling deeper integration and better performance.
- **Proven scale and trust**: Already deployed in millions of production vehicles from top global OEMs, demonstrating reliability and safety in real-world conditions.
- **Full lifecycle coverage**: Spans pre-production testing, production, and post-sales services – a rare end-to-end offering.
- **Agile integration**: Collaborates closely with OEMs and Tier 1s, using agile methods that complement traditional automotive development processes.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand AI capabilities**: Continuing to develop agentic AI, data analytics, and automation tools for the vehicle edge and cloud.
- **New revenue streams**: Helping automakers unlock value-added services and business models based on vehicle data.
- **Global scaling**: Deepening presence in key automotive markets (Europe, Asia, North America) while hiring top AI and engineering talent worldwide.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven challenges**: Employees work on cutting-edge AI and automotive problems that directly impact the future of mobility.
- **Hybrid work model**: Offices in Sunnyvale, Dublin, Paris, Seoul, and more; hybrid policy typically requires 3 days in-office per week, with some roles fully remote.
- **Collaborative culture**: Described as "talented and diverse" with specialists from automotive, data centers, semiconductors, and enterprise software.
- **Growth opportunity**: Well-funded and rapidly growing company with a proven product in production, offering the stability of a mature startup with the excitement of scaling.
- **Global presence**: Multiple office hubs and remote-friendly roles across North America, Europe, and Asia provide flexibility.

## Sources
1. [Sonatus Official Website – About](https://www.sonatus.com/company/)
2. [Sonatus Official Website – Products](https://www.sonatus.com/)
3. [Sonatus Careers Page (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonatus)
4. [Sonatus Careers Page – Locations](https://www.sonatus.com/company/careers/)
5. [Built In Profile – Sonatus](https://builtin.com/company/sonatus)

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