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QNX Senior Software Developer in Test (12-Month Contract, Maternity Leave Coverage)

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Develop and optimize automated tests for QNX Power Management technologies. Responsibilities include creating test frameworks and cases, executing test suites on embedded hardware, debugging failures, performing root-cause analysis, documenting defects, verifying fixes, maintaining test labs, preparing test plans and reports, and collaborating with software developers and test engineers to support reliable software releases.
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Worker Sub-Type:

Contract (Fixed Term)

 

Job Description: 

QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB), 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.

Are You the Person We're Looking For?

Do you enjoy finding complex problems before customers do? Are you passionate about building automation that improves product quality, reliability, and performance? If you're a Software Developer in Test who thrives on solving technical challenges and wants to contribute to software powering some of the world's most critical systems, we'd love to hear from you. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract position providing maternity leave coverage within the QNX Power Management Test Team.

The Power Management Test Team at QNX is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Software Developer in Test to help ensure the quality and reliability of QNX Power Management technologies. In this role, you will do far more than execute tests. You'll develop and enhance automated test frameworks, investigate complex system issues, perform root-cause analysis, and work closely with developers to support high-quality software releases.

Working in a hands-on lab environment, you will validate software on embedded hardware platforms and contribute to all verification activities related to QNX Power Management features. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys software development, automation, debugging, and continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and optimize automated test cases to continuously improve test coverage, and efficiency

  • Debug, analyze test results, generate and document defects, and verify fixes

  • Produce detailed test reports based on the results with high accuracy

  • Execute comprehensive test suites on new software builds using reference and customer hardware, and analyze results

  • Maintain test lab environments

  • Create, update, and maintain test plans and test cases based on product requirements and feature specifications

  • Configure, integrate, and validate software deliverables on embedded hardware platforms

  • Collaborate closely with software developers, and fellow test engineers

  • Reproduce and investigate reported issues using systematic debugging and root-cause analysis techniques

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

  • Must have: Strong programming background with expert-level proficiency in Python, C, and shell scripting

  • Extensive experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks 

  • Deep understanding of Linux internals and extensive hands-on experience with system configs, scripting, and debugging in enterprise environments

  • Knowledge of Power Management testing on different hardware

  • Solid understanding of formal test theory, test methodology, and experience in developing automated tests and testing tools

  • Demonstrated experience writing test plans and test cases, executing tests and reporting results

  • Proven technical leadership and mentoring experience

  • Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables

  • Familiar with source versioning, problem reporting and constant integration systems (SVN, Git, JIRA, Jenkins end-to-end CI/CD pipelines)

  • Working knowledge of QNX or other embedded operating system is an asset

  • Experience in debugging, root-cause analysis, and system validation for embedded hardware and software environments

Why Join QNX?

  • Work on technology deployed in more than 275 million vehicles worldwide

  • Help deliver software used in safety-critical and mission-critical environments

  • Solve challenging problems at the intersection of embedded systems, automation, hardware, and software

  • Collaborate with highly skilled engineers and embedded software experts

  • Influence product quality through innovation in test automation and verification strategies

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

 

Compensation Hiring Base Salary Range:

$108,750.00 - $152,250.00

 

Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good-faith estimate of expected base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.

 

Benefits:

The BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical and personal well-being. BlackBerry remains committed to offering affordable benefits including coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, and paid-time-off to those that meet the eligibility requirements.

 

Disclosure of Position Status:

This is an active opening. We are seeking to fill this position immediately

  

Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence:

We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our hiring team.

 

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