Software Engineer

canonical; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled software developer to join their innovative team. This role focuses on developing and maintaining open-source IoT application packages, collaborating with a global team, and contributing to the evolution of IoT platforms. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Go or C++, experience with RESTful APIs, and familiarity with various wireless communication protocols. This position offers the flexibility of remote work with opportunities for global travel, making it an exciting chance to be at the forefront of IoT technology and standards. If you're passionate about creating impactful solutions in the IoT space, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience using Go or C++.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and wireless communication protocols.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain open source IoT application packages.
• Collaborate with a distributed team and review code.

Skills

Go

C++

RESTful APIs

MQTT

Wireless communication protocols

Shell scripting

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering (Agriculture)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux distributions

Snap packaging

Debian packaging

RPM packaging

Github Actions

Gitlab CI

Job description

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering(Agriculture)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

What you ll do

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Develop and maintain open source IoT application packages
• Debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them
• Review code produced by upstream and/or other engineers at Canonical
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Experiment with Ubuntu Core and showcase industry-grade IoT solutions
• Work on Matter, the connectivity standard unifying smart homes
• Contribute to the development of IoT platforms
• Participate in IoT standardisation working group discussions and planning (Connectivity Standards Alliance, Web of Things, etc)
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events

Who you are

• Proven track record of at least 3 years of professional software development using Go or C++.
• You have experience working with RESTful APIs, MQTT or other messaging protocols
• You are familiar with wireless communication protocols such as WiFi, BLE, Zigbee, Z-Wave, and Thread
• You have interest and experience with a few of the following:
• Containers (docker, kubernetes)
• Linux distributions
• Snap, debian, or RPM packaging
• Shell scripting
• CI/CD (Github Actions, Gitlab CI, etc)
• IoT frameworks and protocols