Senior Software Engineer, IoT

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Create, develop, maintain, and enhance products, features, and functionalities that address genuine customer challenges.

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to identify and validate customer requirements and technical solutions.

• Develop and enhance integrations with onboard hardware devices, including headsign controllers, passenger counters, and fareboxes.

• Construct and refine cloud-native backend services that oversee device configuration, handle telemetry data, and offer insights into fleet-wide device health.

• Implement and uphold reliable mechanisms for over-the-air software deployment, configuration updates, and remote device management.

• Design testing strategies that reflect the realities of hardware-in-the-loop systems, encompassing integration testing, simulated environments, and production monitoring.

• Maintain and enhance our physical hardware lab if located in San Francisco; otherwise, contribute to solutions for remote development, testing, and debugging requirements.

• Deliver incremental value consistently by forecasting dependencies, segmenting tasks, and regularly showcasing progress.

• Articulate technical trade-offs, present system design proposals effectively, and document architectural decisions.

• Elevate teammates through code reviews, collaboration, and pairing.

• Take responsibility for your code and product domain, participate in retrospectives, and continuously enhance team operations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of software engineering experience, with substantial involvement in embedded systems, IoT platforms, or edge computing.

• Expertise in Linux, including imaging, system administration, containerization, process management, networking, and security.

• Familiarity with communication protocols and paradigms of various types: serial interfaces (RS-232, J1708, CAN), network protocols (HTTP/REST, UDP vs. TCP), and messaging patterns (MQTT, pub/sub, store-and-forward).

• Knowledge of remote deployment and update mechanisms (e.g., OTA updates, A/B partitioning, configuration management, edge container orchestration).

• A hands-on approach to working with code and devices, whether it involves connecting an ethernet cable or crimping your own.

• A mindset focused on testing and quality, with strong views on system validation, automated testing, observability, and monitoring.

• Comfort in utilizing modern AI tools to expedite development and enhance quality.

• Proficiency in languages and technologies within our stack, including Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, MQTT, and SQL databases.

• Experience with cloud-native architectures and services, preferably AWS.

• A robust product mindset — leveraging technology pragmatically to tackle significant customer issues.

• A commitment to continuous learning, embracing emerging technologies, and fostering growth in others.

• A collaborative team player who contributes wherever necessary to achieve team objectives.

• Receptive to feedback (a core Swiftly value!), humble in technical discussions, and dedicated to blameless learning and improvement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Equity compensation (company ownership) for all employees.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.

• Retirement plan with Employer Match.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• Reimbursement for home office setup.

• Monthly reimbursement for cell/internet expenses.

• Monthly "Be Well" stipend.

• Flexible PTO with a recommended minimum.

• Flexible work environment.

• 16 paid holidays, including months without US national holidays.

• 12 fully paid weeks of leave for childbirth/adoption.