QNX- Senior Systems Software Developer (Sensor Frameworks)

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Base salary: CAD 108,750–152,250 per year

Company

hirify.global develops QNX-based embedded software foundations for sensor-driven systems used in automotive, robotics, and medical applications.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance embedded software in C and C++.
• Lead integrations for cameras, LiDAR, radar, GPS/IMU, image signal processors, and serializer/deserializer technologies.
• Port and adapt the Sensor Framework to new hardware platforms and SoCs.
• Design and evolve framework APIs, architecture, and features with a focus on performance, scalability, and robustness.
• Investigate system-level issues, perform root-cause analysis, and drive technical problems to resolution.
• Develop sample applications and reference implementations while collaborating with hardware vendors and internal engineering teams.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in embedded software development and advanced programming skills in C and C++.
• Deep understanding of low-level systems programming, including memory management, interrupts, DMA, and concurrency.
• Hands-on experience with device driver development.
• Strong understanding of hardware/software interactions and system-level debugging.
• Experience with static analysis and unit test development.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues across multiple layers of the software stack.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills when working across engineering disciplines and with external technology partners.

Nice to have

• Experience with QNX, Linux, or Android-based systems.
• Experience with computer vision, image processing, or graphics pipelines.
• Experience with safety-critical software and standards such as ISO 26262.
• Experience with virtualization and hypervisor-based environments.
• Experience with sensor integration, camera systems, or related embedded technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment with 40 scheduled weekly hours.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, employee share purchase, and paid time off, subject to eligibility.
• Eligible full-time employees may participate in the hirify.global Variable Incentive Pay program.
• Collaboration with hardware vendors and internal engineering teams across disciplines.