Application Software Developer

Founded in 1991, the Mircom Group of Companies is North America’s largest independent designer, manufacturer and distributor of intelligent building and life safety solutions. Reaching customers in over 100 countries worldwide, our portfolio includes: fire detection & alarm, communications & security, mass notification, nurse call, and building automation & smart technologies.

Mircom’s mission is to save lives and protect property by providing a line-up of innovative and advanced solutions which are scalable to satisfy diverse user demands, from small buildings to the largest complexes. Our unwavering commitment to North American manufacturing enables us to offer the highest quality and best competitive value across our vast range of products and solutions.

Summary:

Mircom designs, develops, and integrates highly sophisticated intelligent building system related command, control, and communications systems for the industrial, commercial, and residential markets. Our designs transform large amounts of complex data into useful information that is clearly and intuitively presented on our panels, enabling emergency response or facility maintenance staff to make informed decisions in real-time.

Software developers work in teams solving real problems brought to us by our customers. We design solutions end-to-end from the whiteboard to the white-box. Our multi-talented integrated teams of electrical, mechanical, software, and application engineers design hardware, layout PCBs, operating systems, drivers, and application level software to support Mircom’s network connected systems.

Primarily you will be coding, building and testing software. We hold daily scrums and weekly team meetings to help keep us on track. On occasion you will be involved in customer support and or presenting demos to internal teams and new customer prospects.

Mircom products are very flexible and usually require setup and configuration by the end user for application specific requirements prior to commissioning. We are looking to have talented Windows application software developers and programmers join our exceptional R&D team to help enhance our configuration utilities.

This job is a perfect opportunity for intermediate or senior developers that haven't been challenged appropriately in their existing careers to date. More than ten thousand customers worldwide will benefit from your contribution. Configurator software developers work both with software and hardware interacting with our QA and application teams in both on-site labs and while supporting client projects in the field remotely.

In this job, not only will you be developing the solution, but you will also be able to develop your skills in project management, product marketing, sales support, customer support and much more – think of the excitement of a start-up with the support of a seasoned team behind you. This is a role that requires exceptional development skills as well as communication skills. You will often find yourself working with clients in pressure packed situations to deliver solutions in real-time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the product design team to document and implement requirements
• End to End systems verification testing
• Configure, design and maintain existing application including bug fixes and feature enhancements
• Prioritize work activities and meet delivery schedule
• Design, develop and test solutions using C, C++, Multi-Threaded, Shell Scripting.
• Conduct peer reviews of the Design and Source Code (C, C++, and Shell Scripts).
• Support System Testing, Acceptance (UAT) Testing and Production changes. Debugging and Troubleshooting production issues.
• Responsible for Development/Enhancement, bug fixing as well as Production Support
• Attend daily and weekly team meetings to ensure that project goals are met
• On occasion will be involved in customer support and/or presenting demos to internal teams and new customer prospects

Requirements and Skills:

• 3+ years of experience
• Degree in software engineering, electrical engineering, computer science or related field
• Candidates with technical certification or diplomas in related programs with existing application portfolio for demonstration available will be considered. Current project demonstrations or work sample submittals are encouraged.
• Microsoft Visual C++, MFC
• Visual C# and the .Net framework
• Wibu/CodeMeter Security and Encryption
• MSAccess and SQLServer Database configuration, design, and maintenance
• Windows 10
• Knowledge of IP, Telephony, and Serial communication standards is important.

The job will entail working with a product design team to specify the front-end layouts, application interfaces, and overall application architecture to provide technically sophisticated solutions for our products in the high-rise residential, industrial, and commercial fire, communication, and security markets. In depth study of peripheral device protocols and the design of interfaces to program and control devices is critical.

Benefits:

• A great working environment with opportunity for career advancement
• Group Insurance benefits
• Company RRSP program

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

About the company

Mircom Technologies Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of life safety and communications systems including fire detection & alarm, voice evacuation, controlled access and security solutions.