Principal Embedded Software Engineer (QNX, Medical Devices)

Location: Erlangen, Germany; onsite at the Erlangen site

Company

hirify.global is a global eye-care company, with WaveLight GmbH developing and producing laser and diagnostic systems for eye surgery.

What you will do

• Define and drive embedded software architecture and requirements across technical, regulatory, lifecycle, and organizational needs.
• Lead and coordinate internal and external software development and test teams.
• Develop robust, high-quality QNX software while maintaining harmonization and quality standards.
• Implement and optimize AI-driven development workflows, including agent environments, context engineering, MCP, and HIL integration.
• Drive CI/CD adoption for builds, testing, documentation, and reporting.
• Oversee the development lifecycle from requirements through validation, including compliance documentation, contractual requirements, intellectual property, and patent activities.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software development experience and at least 2 years of technical leadership.
• Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Fluent English and intermediate German required.
• Strong experience designing embedded-system architectures with QNX and hands-on C++ development on QNX.
• Experience leading distributed, multi-location software teams and working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Proficiency with CMake, Conan, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps or similar tools, feature-driven development, and time-boxing.

Nice to have

• Experience in regulated industries such as medical, automotive, or aerospace.
• Familiarity with medical software, gRPC, hardware drivers, or FPGA technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Inclusive environment with highly qualified colleagues.
• Opportunity to contribute to innovative medical solutions and their quality and compliance.
• Work within a market-leading multinational organization.