Embedded QNX Engineer

Global Connect Technologies; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Connect Technologies seeks an experienced QNX/Android Software Developer to design, implement, and maintain embedded software for QNX, Linux, and Android Automotive platforms. You will work across software and hardware layers, supporting bring-up, drivers, multimedia apps, and system integration on Snapdragon-based platforms.

Responsibilities include developing platform services, device drivers, and framework components; debugging across hardware, OS, and app layers; and collaborating

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on programming experience in C and C++.
• Strong experience with QNX platform development.
• Strong experience with Embedded Linux/Linux platform development.
• Experience with Android and/or Android Automotive development.
• Experience developing software for Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms; Snapdragon 8295 experience is highly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with QNX Hypervisor or virtualization technologies.
• Experience with Linux device driver development and Linux internals.
• Experience with embedded device driver development and hardware interfaces.
• Experience with multimedia software/platform development.
• Strong understanding of SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, and other embedded interfaces.
• Experience with bootloader, secure boot, and power management.
• Strong debugging skills using GDB, QNX Momentics, ADB, and Android Logcat.
• Experience with Git/GitLab and software configuration management.
• Experience with Docker and CI/CD integration.
• Ability to debug complex issues across hardware, OS, drivers, middleware, and application layer

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded software for QNX, Linux, and Android/Android Automotive platforms.
• Design and implement platform services, middleware, system components, and embedded applications using C/C++.
• Develop, integrate, and debug Linux device drivers (LDD) and hardware interfaces.
• Support Qualcomm Snapdragon-based platform bring-up and system integration, preferably Snapdragon 8295.
• Develop Android native and framework-level components.
• Develop and integrate multimedia applications and platform services.
• Work with QNX Hypervisor and virtualization technologies.
• Develop and integrate interfaces using SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, and other embedded hardware protocols.
• Work with bootloaders, secure boot, power management, and system initialization.
• Perform system-level debugging across hardware and software layers.
• Troubleshoot performance, stability, boot, driver, middleware, and integration issues.
• Use GDB, QNX Momentics, ADB, Logcat, and other debugging tools.
• Support CTS/VTS execution, debugging, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with DevOps, automation, validation, and system engineering teams.
• Use Git/GitLab, Docker, and virtualized development environments.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, code reviews, and software release activities.
• Develop Python scripts and automation utilities where required.
• Support adoption of AI-assisted software development tools and practices.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment and participate in Jira/Confluence-based development processes.

Skills

C/C++ programming

QNX platform development

Embedded Linux development

Android/Android Automotive

Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms

Debugging with GDB/ADB/Logcat

Docker & CI/CD

Git/GitLab

Python scripting

Tools

QNX Hypervisor

Linux device drivers

Android Automotive development tools

Job description

We are seeking an experienced QNX / Android Software Developer with strong expertise in Embedded C/C++, QNX, Linux, Android Automotive, and Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms. The ideal candidate will develop, integrate, and maintain platform software, middleware, device drivers, and multimedia applications for next-generation embedded systems.

The candidate will work across software and hardware layers, supporting platform bring-up, hardware interface integration, debugging, performance optimization, virtualization, and system-level integration on Qualcomm-based platforms. Experience with Snapdragon 8295, QNX Hypervisor, Linux device drivers, and Android Automotive is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded software for QNX, Linux, and Android/Android Automotive platforms.
• Design and implement platform services, middleware, system components, and embedded applications using C/C++.
• Develop, integrate, and debug Linux device drivers (LDD) and hardware interfaces.
• Support Qualcomm Snapdragon-based platform bring-up and system integration, preferably Snapdragon 8295.
• Develop Android native and framework-level components.
• Develop and integrate multimedia applications and platform services.
• Work with QNX Hypervisor and virtualization technologies.
• Develop and integrate interfaces using SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, and other embedded hardware protocols.
• Work with bootloaders, secure boot, power management, and system initialization.
• Perform system-level debugging across hardware and software layers.
• Troubleshoot performance, stability, boot, driver, middleware, and integration issues.
• Use GDB, QNX Momentics, ADB, Logcat, and other debugging tools.
• Support CTS/VTS execution, debugging, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with DevOps, automation, validation, and system engineering teams.
• Use Git/GitLab, Docker, and virtualized development environments.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, code reviews, and software release activities.
• Develop Python scripts and automation utilities where required.
• Support adoption of AI-assisted software development tools and practices.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment and participate in Jira/Confluence-based development processes.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Strong hands-on programming experience in C and C++.
• Strong experience with QNX platform development.
• Strong experience with Embedded Linux/Linux platform development.
• Experience with Android and/or Android Automotive development.
• Experience developing software for Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms; Snapdragon 8295 experience is highly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with QNX Hypervisor or virtualization technologies.
• Experience with Linux device driver development and Linux internals.
• Experience with embedded device driver development and hardware interfaces.
• Experience with multimedia software/platform development.
• Strong understanding of SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, and other embedded interfaces.
• Experience with bootloader, secure boot, and power management.
• Strong debugging skills using GDB, QNX Momentics, ADB, and Android Logcat.
• Experience with Git/GitLab and software configuration management.
• Experience with Docker and CI/CD integration.
• Ability to debug complex issues across hardware, OS, drivers, middleware, and application layer