Staff Software Engineer (Embedded Systems)

Location: Ottawa March Road; in-person position

Company

hirify.global develops ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale hardware and software solutions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for datacenter-scale solutions.
• Own designs across ZephyrOS/OpenBMC firmware, microcode, device drivers, embedded Linux/Yocto builds, and upper-level control software.
• Support the full product lifecycle, including customer trials, field issue resolution, product sustainability, validation, and automation.
• Perform silicon, chip, board, and full-system bring-up, low-level debugging, and driver development.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary engineering and partner engineering teams.
• Work with Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Compliance, Safety, and Sustainability groups.

Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience and a bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Experience developing C++/C software for large-scale, complex multiprocessor x86 and ARM architectures, from low-level firmware to rack-management control software.
• Experience with Linux/Yocto, OpenBMC, and/or ZephyrOS.
• Deep expertise in early-stage development, including silicon, chip, board, and full-system bring-up, with proven driver development and low-level or silicon debugging experience.
• Hands-on experience with I2C, PMBus, AVSbus, MDIO, PCIe, SPI, USB, and SERDES.
• Strong knowledge of Redfish and DMTF standards, including MCTP, PLDM, and SPDM.
• Experience implementing Secure Boot, u-boot, and Secure Root of Trust, with familiarity with architectures such as Calyptra.
• Baseline knowledge of datacenter networking, switching, and NIC architectures.
• Expertise with debugging tools, testing techniques, system-level validation, and automation.
• Demonstrated lifecycle ownership of complex products from product inception through volume production.

Nice to have

• Experience as a small-team lead or proven technical mentor.

Culture & Benefits

• Small team of highly experienced engineers in a fast-paced, start-up-like environment.
• One Person, One Project development culture with cradle-to-grave ownership.
• Annual discretionary bonus and competitive new-hire and annual equity awards, subject to plan documents and award agreements.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; RRSP participation with company matching; and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Employee Assistance Program, company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, vacation time, and applicable leave benefits.