QNX Principal Systems Software Developer

QNX enhances the human experience and amplifies technology-driven industries, providing a trusted foundation for software‑defined businesses to thrive. The company leads the way in delivering safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, solutions, and development tools, along with support and services delivered by trusted embedded software experts. QNX® technology is deployed in more than 275 million vehicles and trusted across automotive, medical devices, industrial controls, robotics, commercial vehicles, rail, and aerospace and defense.

• Design, develop, and enhance system‑level software including compilers, command‑line utilities, runtime libraries, and developer tooling.
• Build innovative solutions that enable customers to deliver high‑performance, reliable, and secure embedded applications.
• Investigate and solve complex technical problems across the software stack, from low‑level system components to developer‑facing tools.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers to define product requirements, architecture, and long‑term technical strategy.
• Participate in design and code reviews, contributing to a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Continuously expand expertise in compiler technologies, operating systems, embedded development, and software engineering best practices.

• Strong software development experience in C and/or C++.
• Understanding of embedded software development concepts and real‑time operating systems (RTOS).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to tackle challenging technical issues.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a passion for technical discussions and architecture design.
• Curiosity, creativity, and a desire to build technology that other developers rely on every day.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Bonus:
  Experience developing, maintaining, or optimizing compilers, tool chains, or language runtimes.
• Bonus:
  Interest in programming language implementation, code generation, optimization, or compiler internals.
• Bonus:
  Experience with Linux and/or Windows‑based development environments.
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  Background in systems programming, including operating systems, debuggers, profilers, interpreters, linkers, or performance analysis tools.
• Bonus:
  Familiarity with low‑level software, performance optimization, or developer productivity tools.

• Work on technology that sits at the heart of embedded and real‑time systems.
• Solve technically challenging problems that require deep systems knowledge.
• Collaborate with experts in operating systems, compilers, and systems software.
• Influence products used by developers worldwide.
• Grow expertise in a highly specialized and impactful engineering domain.

Scheduled weekly hours: 40. Compensation hiring base salary range: $ – $. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire. Additionally, eligible employees may participate in the Black Berry Variable Incentive Pay (VIP) program and receive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement, employee share purchase program, and paid time off.

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