QNX Systems Software Developer II

BlackBerry • Ottawa, ON

4d • $90,000 - $132,000

About The Position

QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited, provides the trusted foundation that software-defined and physical AI systems depend on to operate safely and predictably in the real world. For nearly half a century, QNX has powered safety-critical applications where failure is not an option. The business leads the way in delivering safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, solutions, and development tools, along with the support and services delivered by trusted embedded software experts. Today, QNX technology underpins hundreds of millions of vehicles on the road and a wide range of mission-critical systems across industrial controls, robotics, medical devices, commercial transportation, rail, and aerospace and defense. The Product Engineering unit is focused on product opportunities as they relate to our markets and the growth of our product portfolio considering the future technology. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and augmenting the graphics subsystem (Window system, Display controllers and GPU drivers) on both native and virtualized systems. You must be someone with ideas and real passion for software delivered to maximize reuse, efficiency, and simplicity. Our customers count on us to convert awesome ideas into great products and services. We thrive in a culture of innovation, technical depth and breadth, exploration and experimentation and provide great career growth opportunities. In return for your skills, expertise, and passion, we will provide you with an attractive compensation & bonus package with excellent benefits. Join us and you will become part of a team that is already leading the way and has even bigger plans for the future. What we are working on is truly ground-breaking!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Engineering related field, or equivalent practical experience with a proven track record in technical roles
• Proven and significant driver development experience in C, C++ and assembly language.
• Proven experience in 2D and 3D graphics
• Expertise in embedded systems on major processor architectures (ARM, x86, PPC, etc.)
• A thorough understanding of Operating System concepts (virtual memory, multithreading etc.)
• Expertise in troubleshooting and debugging (by instrumentation, trace logging, core-analysis, applying various tools to extract information, code-reviews, JTAG, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills, software debugging skills and troubleshooting skills, hands-on experience with the tools and techniques necessary to perform root cause analysis, and ability to come up with win-win solutions in complex business situations.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills to work with a diverse, global set of internal and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with OpenGL/OpenGL ES/Vulkan
• Linux graphics subsystem (x11/Wayland)
• Programming experience in a POSIX environment
• Familiarity with the QNX Neutrino RTOS
• Work closely with QNX customers and 3rd party HW 2D/3D vendors.
• Graphics application development (e.g. video games)
• Graphics debugging
• Graphics optimization
• Graphics virtualization
• Familiarity with display controllers.
• Familiarity with Android and WebGL implementations

Responsibilities

• Develop 2D and 3D graphics drivers for a wide range of GPU’s and maintain QNX Graphics subsystem (Display, GPU, Window system, font engine).
• Read technical register documentation and schematics
• Create and document software specifications and designs that address the needs of QNX customers.
• Unit test and debug implementations on all relevant target architectures for the project (ex. ARM and X86).
• Identify, analyze, and resolve potentially complex problems and inadequacies in software.
• Integrate QNX Hypervisor and Android onto embedded hardware platforms.
• Provide project estimates for requirement, design, implementation, and test efforts.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of current software department approaches and standards through communication with development team members, technical leads, and management.

Benefits

• attractive compensation & bonus package
• excellent benefits
• coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement, employee share purchase program and paid-time-off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level