Lead Embedded Developer

Overview

Geotab® is a global leader in IoT and connected transportation and certified “Great Place to Work™.” We are a company of diverse and talented individuals who work together to help businesses grow and succeed, and increase the safety and sustainability of our communities.

Geotab is advancing security, connecting commercial vehicles to the internet and providing web‑based analytics to help customers better manage their fleets. Geotab’s open platform and Geotab Marketplace®, offering hundreds of third‑party solution options, allows both small and large businesses to automate operations by integrating vehicle data with their other data assets. Processing billions of data points a day, Geotab leverages data analytics and machine learning to improve productivity, optimize fleets through the reduction of fuel consumption, enhance driver safety and achieve strong compliance to regulatory changes.

Our team is growing and we’re looking for people who follow their passion, think differently and want to make an impact. Ours is a fast‑paced, ever‑changing environment. Geotabbers accept that challenge and are willing to take on new tasks and activities – ones that may not always be described in the initial job description. Join us for a fulfilling career with opportunities to innovate, great benefits, and our fun and inclusive work culture.

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We are always looking for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth and deliver results! Geotab is seeking a Lead Embedded Developer who will be primarily responsible for the execution and quality of firmware code for Geotab’s core telematics and hardware devices. The projects will vary in scope, complexity, and affected business area. If you love technology, and are keen to join an industry leader – we would love to hear from you!

As a Lead Embedded Developer, your key area of responsibility will be writing and testing high‑quality code within Embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare‑metal environments, performing unit and integration testing to ensure feature requirements are met, and collaborating with cross‑functional technical teams to deliver features according to system requirements. You will need to work closely with Geotab’s hardware teams to ensure components are seamlessly integrated, as well as collaborate with cross‑functional technical teams and participate in Scrum/Agile development environments.

To be successful in this role, you will be a highly organized self‑starter with a meticulous attention to detail and the ability to research and solve open‑ended design problems. In addition, the successful candidate will have strong technical communication and mentorship skills with the ability to explain complex decisions effectively and manage priorities among multiple tasks in a flat organizational structure.

• Develop an in‑depth understanding of the Geotab IoT devices (such as telematics devices, extendibility products, asset trackers, Video products) firmware and how various modules work.
• Participate in modular, reusable, hardware independent software/firmware development practices and adhere to test‑driven development principles.
• Perform firmware development, including architectural input, in the required area of expertise (Telematics, Video, Asset Tracking, Security, Vehicle Data, communication interfaces like Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, etc. as well as inertial sensors and GNSS) using C and other standards required by the RTOS and as per Geotab’s development standards.
• Write scalable, high quality, secure embedded software using Geotab’s development standards in a variety of programming languages like C, C++, Rust, GOlang, Python for RTOS, Embedded Linux or baremetal as required.
• Write unit tests and perform integration and system‑level testing in both real and simulated environments, demonstrating that new features are meeting design requirements.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to ensure hardware…