Senior Software Lead, Haptics Platform & Integrations

TITAN Haptics; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Vacation

Job summary

TITAN Haptics is seeking a senior software leader to own the host-side software platform, SDKs/APIs, cross-platform libraries, and tooling that enable easy adoption of haptics across PC, mobile, and game engines.

You will drive developer experience, interface design, and interoperability between apps, firmware, and transport layers, with leadership across the architecture and roadmap.

Qualifications

• 6+ years building software systems with ownership of developer-facing SDKs/APIs.
• Experience in cross-platform native development (C/C++/Rust or equivalent).
• Proven ability to design stable public interfaces and backward compatibility.
• Comfort debugging USB/Bluetooth, latency, and multi-OS behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and implementation of host SDKs and public APIs, including versioning and packaging.
• Build and maintain cross-platform libraries for Windows/macOS/Linux with optional mobile support.
• Define interfaces between apps/engines, device firmware, and SDK transport.
• Implement core platform functions: discovery, capability negotiation, configuration, telemetry, and diagnostics.
• Lead integrations for Unity/Unreal plug-ins and reference apps.
• Mentor developers and drive CI/CD, tests, and release discipline.
• Produce SDK guides, API references, and integration notes for partners.

Skills

Cross-platform native development

Systems / platform engineering

Engine/tooling integrations

Public interfaces design

USB/Bluetooth debugging

Developer experience/docs

Tools

Unity

Unreal

Job description

Role Overview

TITAN Haptics is hiring a senior software leader to own our host-side software platform, the SDKs/APIs, cross-platform libraries, integrations, and tooling that make TITAN haptics easy to adopt across PC, mobile, and game engines. This role is primarily host software + developer experience. You should be firmware-literate enough to collaborate across the device boundary, but your core output is the software product layer that partners use to integrate, ship, and support haptics at scale.

About TITAN Haptics

TITAN Haptics is a tech startup building next-generation haptic (touch feedback) solutions for consumer electronics, gaming hardware, and smart devices. Our patented technology has been used by global brands including Google, OPPO, and BMW. We provide reference designs, developer tools, and integration pathways so teams can ship haptics with confidence.

Role Type

• Full-time
• Contractor

Responsibilities

Host-Side SDKs, APIs, and Architecture (Primary)

• Own the architecture and implementation of TITAN’s host SDKs and public APIs, including versioning, packaging, and compatibility strategy.
• Build and maintain cross-platform libraries (Windows/macOS/Linux; optionally mobile) that expose consistent haptics capabilities.
• Define clean interfaces between apps/engines SDK transport (USB/Bluetooth) device firmware, ensuring predictable behaviour and debuggability.
• Implement core platform functions: device discovery, capability negotiation, configuration, command/stream transport, telemetry, logging, and diagnostics.

Integrations & Developer Enablement

• Lead integrations for partner workflows, including Unity and/or Unreal plug-ins, sample projects, and reference apps.
• Define the “happy path” for adoption: quick start, best practices, and integration patterns that reduce partner friction and time-to-first-demo.

Standards, Protocols, and Interoperability

• Drive TITAN’s approach to haptics protocols/standards (internal and industry-facing): message formats, descriptors, primitives, extensibility, and compliance testing.
• Translate standards work into practical SDK implementations and partner-facing guidance.

DSP / Effect Pipeline (Depending on Candidate Strength)

• Contribute to or lead host-side DSP / effect pipelines where applicable (audio-to-haptics, mixing, parameterization, streaming/latency strategies), and collaborate on perceptual tuning targets.

Technical Leadership

• Serve as the technical owner for host-side roadmaps, architecture decisions, code quality, and release discipline (CI/CD, tests, versioned artifacts).
• Mentor developers/contractors through code reviews, design reviews, and pragmatic systems thinking.

Documentation & Developer Experience

• Produce clear SDK guides, API references, integration notes, and examples that external teams can follow without hand-holding.

Key Qualifications

• 6+ years building software systems, with ownership of developer-facing SDKs/APIs and multi-component architectures.
• Strong experience in at least one of:
• Cross-platform native development (C/C++/Rust or equivalent)
• Systems / platform engineering (performance, reliability, transport layers)
• Engine/tooling integrations (Unity/Unreal or similar ecosystems)
• Proven ability to design stable public interfaces (semantic versioning, backward compatibility, packaging/distribution).
• Comfort debugging across USB/Bluetooth, permissions/sandbox constraints, latency/jitter, and multi-OS behaviour.
• Excellent written and verbal communication (docs and partner enablement).

Nice to Haves

• DSP/audio pipelines or real-time processing experience.
• Driver / low-level service experience (Windows/macOS/Linux).
• Web tooling (TypeScript/Node/React) for developer portals (supporting skill).
• Mobile app development experience.
• Standards/protocols experience; consumer electronics / gaming / XR background.
• Additional languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean).

Location

Mississauga (preferred), with hybrid flexibility.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation based on experience and fit
• Flexible hours and vacation