Early Career Software Developer - Embedded Software (C/C++)

Location: Hybrid, with a minimum of three days per week at the Markham Elevation Centre in Markham, Ontario; Oshawa, Ontario is also listed.

Salary: CAD 73,900–110,900 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops automotive products and software focused on safer, more sustainable, and more connected transportation.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and maintain the embedded control plane that retrieves cloud configuration and applies it across vehicle ECUs.
• Build and maintain the embedded data plane that collects, processes, and forwards vehicle data to cloud storage.
• Optimize configuration delivery and data egress for intermittent connectivity, rapid convergence, and minimal CPU and memory usage.
• Integrate cloud services including Azure, AWS S3, and Firestore for configuration delivery, device state reporting, and data transfer.
• Collaborate with DevOps and Cloud teams to roll out vehicle software and configuration safely.
• Add fleet observability, troubleshoot production issues, and contribute documentation and patches to open-source projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, data science, data engineering, mechatronics, robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• Graduated or graduating between January 2026 and May 2027.
• Ability to work full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Foundation in C, C++, or a related language through coursework, internships, or personal projects.
• Must not require sponsorship to work in Canada now or in the future.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills, with an interest in learning production software delivery and support.

Nice to have

• Experience with Formula SAE, SAE AutoDrive Challenge, EcoCAR, Baja SAE, or a similar collegiate vehicle engineering team.
• Exposure to Linux, Android, or QNX and foundational knowledge of distributed systems, configuration management, or data pipelines.
• Familiarity with UDS, CAN, SOME/IP, XCP, AUTOSAR, mTLS, certificate-based device identity, and network security protocols.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure device management services, OpenTelemetry, Firestore, CI/CD, fleet management, OTA, or remote configuration systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct mentorship from senior engineers.
• Opportunity to work on software deployed across the vehicle fleet.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and supplemental pregnancy, parental, and adoption leave.
• Healthcare, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
• Defined contribution pension plan with company matching and a GM Vehicle Purchase Plan.

Hiring process

• Role-related assessments and pre-employment screening may be required.