Staff Embedded Software Designer
Kepler Communications4 months ago
Toronto, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for spacecraft and ground-based systems.
- Develop Linux networking infrastructure, including routing, control-plane, and dataplane integration.
- Develop software for FPGA-based platforms, including platform bring-up, driver integration, and memory-mapped interface optimization.
- Create automated tests, validation tools, and technical documentation.
- Participate in software architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, debug complex issues, and evolve system architecture.
- Identify and improve performance gaps, reliability risks, and architectural shortcomings.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers.
Requirements
- 8+ years of embedded software development experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Strong proficiency in C and modern C++.
- Experience developing software for embedded Linux environments.
- Experience with operating-system internals, including concurrency, IPC, synchronization, memory management, and hardware/software interfaces.
- Experience integrating and debugging complex software systems across multiple abstraction layers.
- Experience with embedded build systems and toolchains such as Yocto/OpenEmbedded, Buildroot, CMake, or similar.
- Ability to debug and optimize software in resource-constrained or performance-sensitive environments.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional engineering environments.
- Ability to work effectively across distributed teams and time zones.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, aerospace software experience, embedded security experience, multi-stage bootloader experience, networking knowledge, and experience with RTL and embedded SoCs.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with a robust equity plan.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance, including dependent coverage.
- Unlimited vacation, supportive parental leave, and a company-wide holiday shutdown.
- Semi-annual company-wide parties and frequent in-office team events.
- Relocation packages for approved roles.
- $1,500 annual professional development fund.
- Stocked Toronto office kitchen and company-wide engagement events.
- Certified Great Place to Work® employer.