Senior Engineer – Tool Chain
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 (Tool Chain) provides technical expertise and leadership for maintaining compiler toolchains, build systems, and development tools. Senior Engineers work independently on complex toolchain issues, optimize build performance, and mentor junior engineers in toolchain development.
In your daily job you will:
Development & Implementation
Maintain and enhance compiler toolchains (GCC, Clang)
Develop build system improvements and optimizations
Support debugging tools and development environments
Write high-quality, maintainable code following team standards
Debug and resolve complex toolchain-related issues
Optimize build performance and reliability
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
Tool Chain Specific
Maintain and enhance compiler toolchains
Support build system improvements and optimizations
Improve build performance and reliability
Support debugging tools (GDB, etc.) and development environments
Configure and maintain cross-compilation toolchains
Design solutions for complex toolchain problems
Guide technical direction for toolchain components
HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE
Key skills and competencies for succeeding in this role are:
Education & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
5+ years of software engineering experience
3+ years of experience with embedded Linux or systems programming
Experience with C/C++ programming in production systems
Strong background in software development lifecycle
Technical Skills
Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming
Solid understanding of compiler toolchains (GCC, Clang)
Experience with embedded systems development
Knowledge of build systems (Yocto, Buildroot, or similar)
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
Experience with version control (Git) and code review
Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum)
Domain Knowledge
Compiler toolchains and build systems
Cross-compilation and toolchain configuration
Build optimization and performance
Development tools and debugging
Scripting languages (Python, Shell, etc.)
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
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Yocto Project
Experience with GCC or Clang internals
Understanding of linker scripts and toolchain configuration
Experience with build automation and CI/CD
Open source contributions
Experience in automotive, aerospace, or industrial sectors
Key Performance Indicators
Build reliability and performance
Code quality and technical contributions
Project delivery and toolchain improvements
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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