RTOS Engineer – Remote, Flexible Hours, High-Impact Embedded

BairesDev; Colombia; Remote; COP 279,520,000 - 403,752,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote

USD compensation

Home office setup

Flexible hours

Parental leave

National holidays

Multicultural team

Mentorship & growth

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking an RTOS Engineer to design and implement real-time software for safety-critical embedded systems. You will ensure deterministic task scheduling and low-latency responses in high-stakes environments.

You'll work with FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or VxWorks, optimize inter-task communication, and collaborate with hardware teams to drive reliable, scalable solutions.

This role is 100% remote, with competitive USD compensation and flexible hours to suit a global team.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in Embedded Software Engineering or Firmware Development.
• Expertise with RTOS such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr or VxWorks.
• Strong understanding of real-time systems and deterministic scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement real-time software solutions using FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or VxWorks.
• Develop and optimize deterministic task scheduling to meet timing constraints.
• Configure and manage inter-task communication, synchronization primitives, and memory allocation.
• Ensure reliability and safety through testing and fault-tolerance mechanisms.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to interface RTOS with peripherals and drivers.

Skills

Deterministic scheduling

Real-time systems

Interrupt handling

C/C++

English proficiency

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

VxWorks

Job description

BairesDev is seeking an RTOS Engineer to design and implement real-time software for safety-critical embedded systems. You will ensure deterministic task scheduling and low-latency responses in high-stakes environments.

You'll work with FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or VxWorks, optimize inter-task communication, and collaborate with hardware teams to drive reliable, scalable solutions.

This role is 100% remote, with competitive USD compensation and flexible hours to suit a global team.