Software Engineer - Data Communication

Huawei Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Ottawa is seeking a Software Engineer to innovate and build advanced data communication software technologies. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering and experience with C/C++, Linux, and embedded software development. This role focuses on optimizing software architecture and migrating legacy systems to new frameworks, requiring strong problem-solving skills and creativity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Working knowledge of C, C++ and Linux.
• Experience in embedded software development.
• Familiarity with software life cycle, development tools and build process.
• Understanding of operating system fundamentals and data networking.
• Proficiency in other programming languages is an asset.
• Strong ability to research complex topics.

Responsibilities

• Leverage advanced technologies to build next-generation software architecture for Huawei’s data communication products.
• Solve technical challenges in micro-kernel OS, concurrent systems, and high-performance execution.
• Optimize runtime performance and improve software quality.
• Help migrate legacy code to new software architecture.
• Design, code, test and collaborate with others.

Skills

C

C++

Linux

Embedded software development

Java

Go

Python

Lua

Shell

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Software Engineer.

About the team:

The YunShan Software Lab pioneers advanced software technologies and architectures that address the most pressing pain points, complex issues, and challenges in data communication device software. This lab is at the forefront of innovation and tackles some of the most challenging and exciting problems in data communication software.

About the job:

• Explore and leverage advanced technologies to build the next-generation elastic, composable and service-oriented software architecture for Huawei’s data communication products (switch/router/IOT).
• Solve technical challenges in the areas, including but not limited to, micro-kernel OS, compiler techniques, programming language and runtime, NoSql DB, concurrency control, high performance execution, trusted execution, high availability and virtualization.
• Optimize runtime performance and resource consumption, improve development process and software quality.
• Help migrate legacy code to new software architecture.
• Design, code, test and collaborate with others.

Job requirements

About the ideal candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Working knowledge of C, C++ and Linux.
• Experience in embedded software development.
• Familiarity with all the stages of software life cycle, development tools and build process.
• Understanding of operating system fundamentals, CPU architecture and data networking.
• Proficiency in other programming languages (Java/Go/Python/Lua/Shell/etc…) is an asset.
• Strong ability to research complex topics, distill knowledge into concrete solutions.
• Creative analytical skills and excellent troubleshooting/debugging skills.