Embedded systems and automotive electronics development tools
Vector Informatik builds a toolchain for automotive embedded systems engineers—CANoe, AUTOSAR, diagnostics, and calibration software—serving ECU development across distributed systems. The stack spans Java, C/C++, Python, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP with Kubernetes), but hiring is decelerating (19 roles in last 30 days across a 69-role pipeline) while pain points cluster around manual verification, long sales cycles, and cross-selling friction, suggesting maturation rather than expansion mode.
Vector Informatik is a Stuttgart-based software and tooling company focused on simplifying embedded systems development for automotive OEMs and suppliers. The product portfolio covers ECU software, testing, diagnostics, calibration, and emerging areas like automotive Ethernet, cybersecurity, and V2X connectivity. Active projects span CLI tooling, open-source components, a customer portal, and an AI-assisted verification assistant, indicating both infrastructure modernization and AI-augmented workflow automation. The company operates across Germany, Spain, the US, India, and Japan.
Java, C/C++, Python, CANoe, AUTOSAR, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP, Git/GitLab, Visual Studio Code, and Linux/Windows development environments.
Germany, Spain, United States, India, and Japan. Currently 69 active roles, with 35 in engineering, 14 in sales, 7 in marketing, and smaller teams in support, consulting, and design.
CLI tool development, open-source software, customer portal features, AI-assisted verification tools, scalable production environments, and toolchain improvements for variant-rich automotive software.
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