[Hiring] Safety Software Lead @quadric

Role Description

Quadric is building a new generation of high-performance NPU architectures for the edge. As the Safety Software Lead, you will drive the end-to-end ISO 26262 functional safety certification for our unified software stack. This critical role involves ensuring our entire compiler and SDK toolchain—including TVM, LLVM backends, and our core SDK—meets the highest automotive safety and quality standards.

What You'll Do

• End-to-End Safety Certification & Compiler Compliance
  • Lead the end-to-end software functional safety process for Quadric’s NPU software stack according to ISO 26262.
  • Ensure the safety-critical compliance of our AI compiler stack, specifically targeting TVM and LLVM backends used for NPU code generation.
  • Oversee the qualification of software tools within the SDK and compiler environment to satisfy stringent automotive safety requirements.
• Safety Process Definition, Documentation & Customer Support
  • Define and implement software development processes, including MISRA-C/C++ compliance, unit testing, and automated traceability from requirements to design and test cases.
  • Generate and maintain essential safety artifacts, including Safety Manuals, Cybersecurity Capability Reports, and Traceability Matrices using tools like JIRA and GitHub.
  • Partner directly with OEM and Tier-1 automotive customers to align on safety requirements and provide technical documentation for their system-level certifications.

What Success Looks Like

Within your first 6–12 months, you'll:

• Establish ISO 26262-compliant software development processes and automated traceability workflows across our compiler and SDK pipelines.
• Successfully complete safety qualification milestones for our TVM and LLVM compiler backends.
• Deliver complete safety artifact packages (Safety Manuals, Traceability Matrices) to key Tier-1 and OEM automotive partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 8+ years of industry experience (Master’s or PhD preferred).
• Proven track record leading software safety certification for complex semiconductor products (preferably NPUs, GPUs, or high-performance CPUs).
• Deep understanding of AI compiler stacks, specifically TVM and LLVM.
• Strong familiarity with ISO 21434 (Cybersecurity), ASPICE, and AUTOSAR standards.
• Hands-on experience with system-level software (drivers, firmware, bare-metal runtimes for AI accelerators) and implementing security solutions for automotive or industrial applications.

Preferred

• Experience with MLIR or OpenXLA compiler frameworks.
• Direct experience engaging with Tier-1 automotive customers and OEMs on system-level safety reviews.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity with the business
• Paid Parental Leave
• PF Retirement Plan
• Flexible PTO
• Winter holiday shutdown
• Catered lunch each day in our office
• Downtown Pune office location, close to shops, cafes, and local amenities
• Collaborative, low-ego culture with significant ownership and impact
• A work culture focused on innovative disruption