Senior Firmware Developer
Summary
Embedded firmware developer (C, Linux, Bash) building telecom audio/video IP products at Algo in Burnaby, BC — leading features from design through validation, mentoring juniors, and doing root-cause analysis. Requires 4 days/week in office; only local Metro Vancouver candidates, no sponsorship or relocation.
The successful candidate must be located already in the Greater Vancouver area of BC.
Remote applications and candidates requiring relocation assistance or work sponsorship will NOT be accepted.
Position Overview
Algo is looking for a highly motivated Embedded Firmware Developer to work with our growing development team in Burnaby, B.C. Working with other talented developers, you will help develop telecom audio and video IP products with industry leading performance and capability. Your role as an embedded firmware developer will intersect with other team members working on hardware development, software development, acoustical engineering, optical engineering, voice/music/video codecs, application development, and design verification. The position offers ongoing skill development as well as rewarding and interesting work.
Core Responsibilities
- Be the lead developer and work closely with other team members to develop embedded software solutions: from requirement analysis, design, implementation, documentation, deployment, validation, and ongoing feature support
- Mentor and train junior team members
- Continuously look for areas of improvement in reliability, functionality, and testing
- Perform in depth root cause analysis
- Help develop performance and functional documentation
- Write and maintain embedded firmware in C
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or relevant qualified experience.
- 5+ years’ experience in software development
- 3+ years’ experience in embedded software development
- Experience with C and Bash
- Development experience in a Linux environment
- Experience in using source control systems
- Must have the unrestricted right to work in Canada without requiring sponsorship
Other Valuable Skills and Experience:
- Knowledge of TCP/UDP
- Experience reading and implementing protocols defined in RFCs
- Experience analyzing network traffic using Wireshark
- Experience with Lua, Python, JavaScript
- Strong problem-solving skills and a desire to learn
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Development experience with TI ARM processors - AM335x, AM625, DM81xx, DM64xx, and AM57xx
- Previous experience with VoIP, SIP, Skype, TLS, SRTP
- Previous experience with audio and video codecs G.711, G.722, G.729, H.264
Applicant Notes (Please read thoroughly before applying)
- Fully remote work is not available for this position.
- This role requires a minimum in-office presence of 4 days per week due to nature of work with physical products
- Only candidates already local to Metro Vancouver will be considered.
- The company will not be offering relocation assistance for any candidates.
- Please do not apply if you cannot meet our legal work authorization requirements.
- Candidates must be authorized to work in Canada legally on a full-time basis (37.5 hours per week).
