Full-Time
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Camera Sensors
Posted on 7/25/2025
42dot
501-1,000 employees
Unified platform for multi-modal urban mobility
Compensation Overview
$180k - $350k/yr
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
In Person
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- Understanding of camera sensors and imaging technology
- Experience in developing and bringing up SerDes and MIPI camera drivers
- 4+ years of experience as a software developer proficient in at least two of the following languages: C, C++, Python, Rust
- Experience in porting Linux, developing middleware and applications on embedded SoCs, and mass-producing products
- Develop and bring-up camera drivers on embedded Linux platforms
- Bring-up and configure external camera ISPs (Image Signal Processors)
- Implement video/image pre-processing for camera vision applications
- Analyze and optimize utilization of CPU, ISP, and memory I/O
- Understanding of fault-tolerant systems or functional safety related to automotive cameras
- Experience with multimedia open-source tools such as V4L2, GStreamer, or FFmpeg
42dot.ai provides a platform called UMOS (Urban Mobility Operating System) that connects and manages multiple transportation modes—such as cars and drones—within a single system for cities, agencies, and private clients. UMOS enables efficient transportation management, demand-response services, and smart logistics by integrating data and operations across modes, powering operations through a subscription-based platform-as-a-service model. Unlike single-mode solutions, 42dot.ai offers multi-modal, city-focused orchestration that bridges public, private, and logistics needs. The company aims to transform urban mobility by helping cities run more efficiently, cut costs, and improve the experience for commuters and logistics providers.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$1.2B
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Hyundai and Kia invest KRW 500.3B to fund SDV pace car by 2026.
- Acquired by Hyundai in 2022, unifying group's software R&D divisions.
- Partners with Samsung on Exynos-powered AI-SDV platform by 2025.
What critics are saying
- Hyundai cuts UMOS budget amid slowing EV sales in 6-12 months.
- NVIDIA erodes UMOS revenue via direct AI stacks to Hyundai clients.
- PanTa G Bus rollout locks 42dot out of Pangyo smart city demos.
What makes 42dot unique
- UMOS integrates cars, drones, and shuttles into unified urban OS.
- Atria AI uses end-to-end deep learning for unified perception-to-control.
- TAP! platform enables B2B autonomous shuttle services at Samsung sites.
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Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
Company News
42dot has secured a strategic investment of KRW 500 billion from Hyundai Motor Company and Kia to enhance its global competitiveness in the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) sector. The funding will support talent acquisition, technology development, and AI infrastructure expansion. 42dot plans to unveil an SDV pace car in 2026, with mass production to follow. The company operates R&D branches in the US and Poland, contributing to Hyundai and Kia's SDV strategy.
Hyundai Motor Group's software specialist 42dot has unveiled a bold plan: to raise ₩500.3 billion through a capital increase to supercharge its in-vehicle software and autonomous mobility push.
Autonomous vehicles fuel $2.7B funding boom in June 2024. By Dan Kara | July 29, 2024Listen to this article. Forty-eight companies that make robots or relevant enabling technologies raised a total of $2.7 billion in June 2024. At press time, this was the highest monthly funding total of 2024. It exceeded May’s total by more than $500 million and was more than double the 12-month trailing investments average of $1.3 billion. Robotics investments for the first six months of 2024 totaled about $8.4 billion
Hyundai Motor and Kia are investing some 253 billion won ($185 million) in 42dot, the global software center within Hyundai Motor Group, to aggressively recruit top-tier talent and accelerate the group's software-defined vehicle strategy.
Earlier this year, 42dot Inc., Hyundai's self-driving technology unit, said it would partner with Samsung Electronics Co. to jointly develop an artificial intelligence-powered SDV platform.