QNX Systems Software Developer II

1 month ago

Ottawa, CanadaMid Level

Base Salary

$90k - $132k/yr

Responsibilities

Develop VirtIO virtual devices that expose virtualized hardware to guest operating systems with low-latency and high-throughput communication.
Collaborate with hardware vendors and Android AOSP teams to co-design device drivers, memory mappings, and interrupt handling.
Support customers and field engineering teams with integration, troubleshooting, and tailored middleware solutions.
Optimize real-time performance across kernel-space drivers, user-space libraries, and the broader systems stack through profiling and tuning.
Contribute to functional safety compliance, virtualization and embedded-security trends, product roadmaps, and design discussions.

Proficiency in C/C++ programming and foundational knowledge of real-time systems gained through internships, coursework, or complex personal projects.
Familiarity with or exposure to QNX RTOS, including its kernel, device drivers, IPC, and memory management.
Understanding of VirtIO, hypervisors, or Android AOSP framework layers is preferred.
Basic understanding of QEMU and Xen is desirable.
Foundational exposure to DMA, interrupts, memory mapping, and device-driver architecture.
Strong communication and collaboration skills across hardware, operating-system, and application teams.
Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering.

Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance are available to eligible employees.
Benefits include retirement, an employee share purchase program, and paid time off for eligible employees.
Eligible full-time employees may participate in the BlackBerry Variable Incentive Pay program.
The position is a regular role scheduled for 40 hours per week and is being filled immediately.

1,001-5,000 employees