HARMAN’s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you’ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

About the Role

As a Developer Efficiency Engineer in SBU Connectivity, you will drive improvements in software development efficiency across detailed design, unit construction, and unit verification. You will streamline workflows, apply AI‑based productivity tools, build automation, and use data‑driven insights to enhance development practices. This role requires a strategic‑thinking software engineer with strong technical depth and a natural drive to eliminate inefficiencies, automate repetitive tasks, and improve developer experience.

What You Will Do

Process & Workflow Efficiency

Analyse software development workflows related to detailed design, unit construction, and unit verification to identify efficiency gaps.Support the adoption of efficient development practices that improve productivity, quality, and delivery outcomes.

Automation & AI-Based Productivity

Apply automation frameworks and AI‑based productivity tools to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.Assess the effectiveness of automation and AI initiatives using measurable outcomes.

Metrics Dashboards & Insights

Develop and maintain dashboards to track development efficiency, throughput, and agile metrics.Analyze data from development tools to identify trends, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.

Continuous Improvement

Contribute to continuous‑improvement initiatives using structured approaches such as experimentation, piloting, and iterative refinement.Support scaling of proven improvements across teams to enhance developer experience and delivery performance.

Collaboration & Enablement

Work closely with delivery teams to support adoption of efficient development practices.Provide data‑driven insights and recommendations to improve ways of working across projects.

What You Need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.Minimum 5 years of experience in automotive software development with practical exposure to software development lifecycle activities such as design, implementation, testing, or verification.Experience applying automation frameworks and AI‑based productivity approaches to reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and enhance developer workflows.Familiarity with responsible and scalable use of AI tools within engineering environments, including awareness of data quality, validation, and governance considerations.Experience using engineering and Agile metrics to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for continuous improvement.Comfortable working with dashboards, reports, and data‑driven insights to support decision making and measure outcomes.

What is Nice to Have

Strong experience in Automotive Software Development Frameworks.Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, or development platforms.Interest in improving developer experience, productivity, and engineering effectiveness.Curiosity and willingness to experiment with emerging AI capabilities and translate successful pilots into repeatable, team level improvements.

What Makes You Eligible

Be willing to travel up to 20%, domestic and international travelBe willing to work in an office, with hybrid model of remote and onsite office in one of our major software development sitesSuccessfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.

What We Offer

Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer locationAccess to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN UniversityCompetitive wellness benefitsTuition ReimbursementAccess to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and CafeteriaAn inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.