QNX Everywhere Embedded Software Developer II (AI)

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Salary: CAD 90,000–126,000 per year

Company

QNX, a division of hirify.global, develops secure and safety-critical operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, development tools, and embedded software solutions for automotive, industrial, robotics, medical, transportation, rail, and aerospace applications.

What you will do

• Develop systems software for the QNX RTOS using C, C++, Python, and Rust.
• Port and integrate open-source runtimes, middleware, AI frameworks, robotics platforms, and developer tools with QNX technologies.
• Build OS-specific abstraction layers, shims, porting libraries, and cross-compilation workflows using tools such as CMake, Meson, Bazel, Cargo, GN/Ninja, and BitBake.
• Integrate graphics, networking, USB, audio, sensor, and multimedia components on embedded platforms including Raspberry Pi, SBCs, QEMU, and robotics kits.
• Profile and optimize embedded systems through memory reduction, latency tuning, and low-level performance analysis.
• Develop demonstrations for customers, partners, and industry events focused on Physical AI and robotics.

Requirements

• Strong professional experience with C, C++, and Python; familiarity with modern C++ standards including C++14/17/20.
• Experience developing in Linux or Unix environments and working with cross-compilation toolchains.
• Understanding of operating-system internals and POSIX APIs, including pthreads, IPC, memory management, and networking sockets.
• Excellent communication skills and interest in collaborating with open-source developer communities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience porting, building, or maintaining large open-source projects or Linux distributions.
• Experience with Physical AI, robotics, computer vision, or frameworks such as ROS 2, MediaPipe, ONNX Runtime, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and OpenCV.
• Experience with GPU and heterogeneous-compute stacks such as CUDA, TensorRT, ROCm, Vulkan Compute, or OpenCL.
• Knowledge of Qt, GTK, DDS, SOME/IP, MQTT, RTOS environments, Linux kernel or driver internals, Rust, and Cargo.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment with 40 scheduled hours per week.
• Variable Incentive Pay program for eligible full-time employees.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, employee share purchase, and paid-time-off benefits subject to eligibility.
• Work focused on safety-critical embedded systems, open-source ecosystems, AI, robotics, and developer tooling.