Software Engineer - Cloud Platform

Wind River; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Ontario is hiring a Software Engineer to develop and enhance the Wind River Studio Conductor for multi-cloud automation. The role involves working with cutting-edge technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker, collaborating with multiple teams globally. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Computer Science, at least 1 year of software development experience, and proficiency in Python. This position offers the chance to work in an innovative environment focused on intelligent edge networks.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of professional software development experience.
• 1+ years of programming experience with Python.
• Experience in building infrastructure software for highly scalable and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Wind River Studio Conductor for multi-cloud automation.
• Enhance features in the Conductor product.
• Work with teams across Wind River ecosystem.

Skills

Python

Kubernetes

Agile development

Analytical skills

Debugging skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

NodeJs

Job description

Description Position at Wind River

Job Title : Software Engineer – Wind River Conductor

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Wind River Systems is building Wind River Studio for Operators, delivering an integrated cloud platform, unifying infrastructure, orchestration, and analytics capabilities so operators can deploy and manage their intelligent 5G edge networks globally. Wind River Systems is seeking an experienced, high-performing Senior Engineer Software Engineer developing distributed cloud‑based orchestration and automation platform solution for the intelligent edge.

The orchestration capabilities in Wind River Studio give you a single pane of glass to manage and automate application deployment in a large-scale distributed environment. Pick the applications you need from an app catalog, deploy them to a carrier‑grade cloud platform, and orchestrate the resources needed for the applications — simply, intuitively, and logically. Scale from a handful of nodes to thousands of nodes in a geographically dispersed distributed environment.

What you’ll do :

Utilizing your extensive experience as a Software Engineer to develop and maintain Wind River Studio Conductor, for multi‑cloud automation.

Who You Will Work With:

You will be working with multiple teams across the Wind River ecosystem to enhance automation and orchestration with our products in Wind River Cloud Platform, Wind River Analytics and other products. Your role will work with other members of technical staff and contractors in multiple countries. You will be contributing to making an entire system of Wind River products work together seamlessly.

Your Responsibilities:

• Wind River Conductor product, which is part of Wind River Studio and Wind River Cloud Platform products.
• Develop and enhance features in the Conductor product.
• Use open source, and proprietary code to contribute to the features of the product.
• Utilize Agile process to complete your work.
• Work with the most dynamic and exciting open‑source software projects today – Kubernetes (K8S), Helm, Docker, etc.
• Work as part of a team focused on containerization and fault‑tolerant/carrier‑grade deployment.
• Work with and utilize Starling X ( https://www.starlingx.io/ ).
• Develop and deliver platform features with high‑quality design and code.
• Investigate and resolve issues reported during product verification and customer integration.
• Implement, debug and contribute to automation and features for Wind River Conductor product.
• Work with other members of technical staff on various solutions.

Core Competencies :

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field.
• 1+ years of professional software development experience.
• 1+ years of programming experience with Python.
• 1+ years of contribution to new and current systems.

Preferred Qualifications :

• 1+ years of professional experience in building infrastructure software for highly scalable and distributed systems.
• Track record of building and delivering mission‑critical, 24x7 production software systems.
• Exposure to Gerrit, Zuul.
• Experience with modifying and enhancing Linux build systems.
• Contribution to the open‑source community.
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in Kubernetes and one of the following:
  • Python
  • RabbitMQ
  • PostgreSQL
  • YAML
  • TOSCOA
  • UI / NodeJs /ReactJS
  • Typescript
  • Semantical
• Familiarity with Agile development and DevOps a significant asset.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.
• Comfortable working in a distributed development environment with regular business travel.
• Proven ability to work across many technology areas, act proactively and own a problem.
• Able to enthusiastically work, interact with and educate diverse groups such as sales, marketing, business development, partners, support, etc.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Wind River is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, HIV status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Wind River will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics.

To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com.

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