Application Tech Lead

We are looking for an experienced consultant

We are currently helping one of our clients find an experienced Application Tech Lead for an exciting assignment in Gothenburg. Below you'll find more details about the role, responsibilities, and the experience we're looking for.

The assignment

Role: Application Tech Lead

Target start date: ASAP

Expected end date: 6 månader, med chans till förlängning.

Engagement %: 100

About the Role

As Tech Lead for the Application Lab, you will be responsible for the technical delivery of application-layer software spanning areas such as connectivity, ADAS and perception, HMI and infotainment, reference applications, and developer tooling.

You will act as the primary technical authority within the Application Lab, ensuring that application-layer solutions align with the broader SDV platform architecture while meeting customer expectations, commercial commitments, and quality requirements.

Working closely with Product Managers, Capability Owners, System Architects, and engineering teams across multiple labs, you will establish technical direction, guide architectural decisions, and help engineers deliver robust, scalable, and production-ready software solutions.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining hands-on engineering expertise with technical leadership, customer engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Please indicate clearly in your candidate's CV which skills they hold, and at what level.

MUST-HAVE SKILLS

• Experience leading technical direction as a Tech Lead, Principal Engineer, Software Architect, or similar senior technical role.
• Experience working with connectivity, ADAS, perception, infotainment, or developer platform technologies.
• Extensive experience developing embedded software in C++ within automotive or another safety-critical or quality-critical industry.
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux-based embedded systems.
• Solid understanding of software architecture principles and application-layer design for embedded systems.
• Experience defining and enforcing software engineering standards, code quality practices, and review processes.
• Experience with AUTOSAR Classic and/or Adaptive configuration and integration.
• Experience defining unit-testing strategies and software quality processes.

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Experience from software-defined vehicle platforms.
• Experience working directly with automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, or software platform vendors.
• Exposure to commercial product development, business cases, and customer-facing technical engagements

Key Competencies

• Strong technical leadership and decision-making capability.
• Ability to translate business priorities into actionable technical plans.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable challenging assumptions and negotiating technically realistic outcomes.
• Ability to build trust and influence without direct people-management authority.
• Collaborative and effective in cross-functional, cross-lab environments.
• Pragmatic, delivery-focused, and customer-oriented mindset.