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How You Will Contribute
As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development of industry-leading photonics software, pushing boundaries in optical innovation.
- You will design and develop embedded software on a next generation optical network platform
- You will participate in all stages of software development - requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and eventually maintenance support.
- You will actively take part in test driven development, automated unit testing, and comprehensive integration testing
- You will investigate and troubleshoot software and performance issues, working in collaboration with hardware, software, verification and system engineering teams
- You will influence the software architecture, to improve resiliency, debuggability and maintainability, and performance
- You will be accountable for managing individual project priorities, assignments, and timelines
- You will provide help to quality assurance and customer support teams with questions and problems reported by testers and by customers
The Must Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in computer/electrical/software engineering, computer science, or a related field coupled with a proven track record in software development
- Minimum 5+ years demonstrated ability to develop software with one or more of the following programming languages: C, C++, or Python
- Familiarity with object-oriented design concepts, mutual exclusion, threading, synchronization, inter-process communication, etc.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and documentation skills
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated, team player, problem solver and ability to multi-task
- Excellent organizational skills to manage time, resources, and priorities
- Fast learner with excellent debugging skills
- Knowledge of software testing methodologies
- Familiarity with Linux development environment – GDB, Insight
- Experience with design and development tools such as Git, Jira
Assets
- Proven experience developing embedded software on multi-processor, highly concurrent systems
- Knowledge of control theory, signal processing, or optical networking
- Experience with automated test frameworks with as Google Test and Jenkins
- Knowledge of Yang modeling language and toolchains
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