Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - Python / Hardware Integration

Codematix; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Codematix Pty. Ltd. is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer who loves working close to hardware. You will develop Python software that interacts with complex hardware, from board bring-up to design validation and manufacturing support.

The role emphasizes understanding hardware architectures, debugging across software/hardware boundaries, and building scalable OO Python systems. Collaboration with electronics engineers is essential, with potential progression into a team lead role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong Python development with OO design and architecture.
• Experience interacting directly with electronic hardware.
• PCB bring-up, hardware debugging or low-level system integration experience.
• Solid understanding of embedded hardware architectures and inter-component communication.
• Ability to interpret hardware block diagrams and system dependencies.
• Proficient Linux debugging and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces such as SPI, I2C, PCIe.
• Ability to make technical design decisions and explain reasoning.
• Willingness to grow into a team lead as the team scales.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, object-oriented Python software to control, configure and interact with complex electronic hardware.
• Support initial PCB and system bring-up, debugging and hardware design validation.
• Understand hardware architectures and how processors, peripherals, interfaces communicate.
• Develop software that represents hardware components, their relationships and dependencies.
• Investigate complex hardware/software integration issues and root causes.
• Work with interfaces like SPI, I2C, PCIe and other hardware-level protocols.
• Develop diagnostic tools for product development and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with electronics engineers to understand schematics and block diagrams.
• Make software architecture decisions for maintainability and scalability.
• Mentor engineers and potentially progress into team leadership.

Skills

Python (OO)

Embedded hardware

Linux

PCB bring-up

Hardware debugging

SPI / I2C / PCIe

System integration

Job description

Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - Python / Hardware Integration

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who enjoys working close to hardware and understands how complex electronic systems operate.

This isn't a traditional software development or automated testing position.

You'll be developing Python software that interacts directly with sophisticated electronic hardware, supporting everything from initial board bring-up and debugging through to design validation and manufacturing.

The hardware involves multiple interconnected components, interfaces and dependencies, so understanding how the entire system works is important.

You'll need to be comfortable looking at a hardware block diagram, understanding how different components communicate, and investigating problems that could originate from either the software or hardware.

A significant part of the role involves developing scalable, object-oriented Python software that represents and interacts with these complex hardware architectures.

You'll work closely with electronics and hardware engineers, with the opportunity to progress into a technical leadership position.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Developing scalable, object-oriented Python software to control, configure and interact with complex electronic hardware.
• Supporting initial PCB and system bring-up, debugging and hardware design validation.
• Understanding hardware architectures, including how processors, peripherals, interfaces and other components interact.
• Developing software that represents hardware components, their relationships and dependencies.
• Investigating complex hardware/software integration issues and identifying root causes.
• Working with communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, PCIe and other hardware-level protocols.
• Developing diagnostic tools used throughout product development and manufacturing.
• Collaborating with electronics engineers to understand schematics, block diagrams and system behaviour.
• Making software architecture and design decisions to ensure maintainability, scalability and reliability.
• Contributing to technical discussions, mentoring engineers and potentially progressing into a team leadership position.

What's Required:

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong Python development skills, particularly object-oriented programming and software architecture.
• Experience developing software that interacts directly with electronic hardware.
• Practical experience with PCB bring-up, hardware debugging or low-level system integration.
• Strong understanding of embedded hardware architectures and how different components communicate.
• Comfortable interpreting hardware block diagrams and understanding system-level dependencies.
• Solid Linux experience, including debugging and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with interfaces such as SPI, I2C, PCIe or similar.
• Ability to investigate problems across hardware and software boundaries.
• Experience making technical design decisions and explaining the reasoning behind them.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to understand complex systems beyond an individual software component.
• Ability and willingness to move into a team lead position as the team grows

You must have working rights in Australia. Sponsorship is not provided.

You can find out more about Codematix Pty. Ltd. by visiting codematix.com.au.

Additional information

• Develop scalable, object-oriented Python software
• Experience with PCB bring-up, hardware debugging or low-level system integration
• Position offering up to $200k + Super