Principal Software Engineer (Embedded Firmware)

Location: Ottawa March Road; in-person position.

Annual base salary: CAD 114,400–183,000.

Company

hirify.global develops datacenter-scale technology solutions and provides software, firmware, and hardware engineering products.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance 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 teams and partner engineering organizations.
• Work with Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Compliance, Safety, and Sustainability groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 12+ years of related experience.
• Experience developing C++ and/or C software for large-scale, complex multiprocessor architectures, including x86 and ARM, from low-level firmware through 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, plus driver development and low-level or silicon debugging.
• 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 and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Small, fast-paced, start-up-like team of highly experienced engineers.
• One Person, One Project culture with cradle-to-grave design ownership.
• Discretionary annual bonus and competitive new-hire and annual equity awards.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; RRSP participation with company matching; ESPP and EAP.
• Company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time.