Lead Embedded Software in the Loop Developer

Location: Hybrid schedule required in Oakville, Toronto, or Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Salary: $116,200–$155,000 CAD annual base salary

Company

A global IoT and connected transportation company providing vehicle connectivity, fleet analytics, and an open platform for commercial transportation businesses.

What you will do

• Own the architecture and technical direction of a Golang-based Software-in-the-Loop simulation platform for virtual vehicle firmware validation.
• Scale local and cloud-based simulations and overnight regression runs across hundreds of virtual vehicles.
• Lead initiatives involving hardware-in-the-loop integration and virtual-twin tooling for Engineering Support.
• Manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines, define unit, integration, and simulated testing frameworks, and support test-driven development.
• Mentor developers, conduct peer code reviews, maintain design documentation, and uphold engineering standards.
• Collaborate with Vehicle Systems Engineering, Engineering Support, cloud infrastructure, architects, and management on roadmap and delivery.

Requirements

• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on embedded software development experience with progression to a technical lead or architect level.
• Proficiency in Golang and experience with C/POSIX, embedded Linux, and/or RTOS environments.
• Experience developing containerized microservices for scalable cloud deployments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitLab, plus Python or Bash scripting and SQL or BigQuery.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, multithreading, and resource-constrained embedded systems; hybrid work is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Software-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, or large-scale automated test infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model with support for in-person and virtual collaboration.
• Home office reimbursement and cloud-based collaboration tools.
• Medical and dental benefits, retirement savings program, and parental leave top-up.
• Online learning and networking opportunities.
• Electric vehicle purchase incentive program and work-life balance initiatives.
• Benefits listed above apply to full-time permanent employees.