System Software Engineer
| Company | Vital Biosciences |
|---|---|
| Location | Oakville, ON, Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Experience with using C or C++ in a systems setting such as the kernel.
- Experience with using Rust or a desire to learn and use Rust as a primary implementation language.
- Experience with automated build systems and system image integration frameworks such as Yocto, Buildroot, or NixOS.
- Experience working with Linux in an embedded environment, including an understanding of the embedded Linux boot process, device driver model, devicetree, etc.
- Experience reading electronics schematics and device datasheets and using that knowledge to implement and solve problems with hardware integrations.
Responsibilities
- Work in a small, tightly integrated, multi-disciplinary software team working alongside many other engineering and science disciplines to bring a cutting-edge in-vitro diagnostic product to market.
- Design, implement, and verify low level system software which integrates to a variety of integrated and external peripherals.
- Work with electrical, mechanical, optical, and systems engineers to define and refine hardware integrations.
- Work with the rest of the software team to implement and expand control and application software running on integrated devices, R&D systems, and the cloud.
- Support sustainable engineering processes for a highly complex medical device.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Linux kernel internals, device driver modification and creation, building and tuning Linux kernels.
- Experience with tightly integrated image acquisition software with minimal overhead: MIPI-CSI, DMA, and image sensors.
- Experience with or knowledge of functional programming and compile-time safety.
- Experience with or a desire to learn Haskell and work on control and higher level application software.
- Experience with networking and network protocols: Ethernet, TCP/IP, HTTP, JSON, Protobuf.
- Experience with or knowledge of Nix & NixOS.
- Familiarity with in-vitro diagnostics, medical device software development.
- Familiarity with quality and safety guidelines based on FDA and ISO related Quality and Safety Standards and Practices.
- Appreciation of puns!