Senior Engineer - Feature Development

Senior Engineer – Feature Development Location: Ottawa, Canada, Office based work - 3 days required

About Wind River Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

Your Role The Senior Engineer - Systems (Feature Development) provides technical expertise and leadership for implementing new features and capabilities for embedded Linux platforms. Senior Engineers design and develop new functionality, prototype technologies, and drive innovation within the embedded Linux ecosystem.

In your daily job you will: Development & Implementation

Design and implement new features and capabilities

Prototype new technologies and approaches

Work on cross-platform and cross-architecture development

Write high-quality, maintainable code following team standards

Debug and resolve complex technical issues

Optimize code for performance, reliability, and maintainability

Technical Leadership

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers

Participate in code reviews and technical discussions

Contribute to architecture and design decisions

Drive technical improvements and best practices

Lead technical initiatives and small projects

Team Collaboration

Collaborate effectively with team members and cross-functional partners

Work with distributed teams across US, Romania, and India

Share knowledge through documentation and technical discussions

Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives

Contribute to team process improvements

Feature Development Specific

Design and implement new features based on requirements

Prototype new technologies and evaluate approaches

Work on cross-platform and cross-architecture development

Drive innovation within assigned areas

Collaborate with product management on feature requirements

Guide technical direction for new features

Ensure features meet quality, performance, and compatibility requirements

How You Will Contribute Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:

Domain Knowledge

Linux systems development

Feature design and implementation

Cross-platform development

Software architecture and design

Testing and validation

Performance optimization

Soft Skills

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers

Technical writing and documentation skills

Problem-solving and analytical thinking

Self-directed and proactive

Attention to detail and quality

Creative thinking

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Yocto Project

Experience with Linux kernel or user space development

Understanding of system architecture

Open source contributions

Experience in automotive, aerospace, or industrial sectors

Knowledge of real-time systems

Key Performance Indicators

Feature completion and quality

Code quality and technical contributions

Project delivery and feature completion

Code review participation and quality

Mentoring and knowledge sharing

Technical problem resolution

Team collaboration and communication

Benefits

Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Work

Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance.

Income protection through short and long-term disability coverage.

Matching RRSP.

Vacation and various time off policies to encourage work-life balance.

Well-being programs: Employee assistance program, mental well-being through Unmind.

Learning benefits: LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars.

Security Clearance Requirements Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regard to their citizenship in order to perform fundamental job duties, as per applicable law. In particular, candidates with certain citizenship may not be able to perform such fundamental job duties. Currently, this includes citizens of the following countries: Belarus; Burma; China; Cuba; Iran; North Korea; Syria; Venezuela; Afghanistan; Cambodia; Central African Republic; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Haiti; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; Russia; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Zimbabwe. The security clearance process may take a significant amount of time to complete, and any offer of employment will be contingent on the candidate's legal ability to perform the fundamental job duties. Wind River is committed to meeting its obligations to candidates under applicable human rights law and privacy law in this regard.

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