Software Engineer, Distributed Compute

Remote Dev Jobs; Power (MT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote Dev Jobs is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to design, build, and maintain device-side applications for deployed IoT hardware in Montana. You will optimize software for limited resources, implement telemetry, and ensure secure, reliable device-to-cloud communication, collaborating with hardware and infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities include developing deployment tooling, end-to-end delivery, and maintaining robust software for constrained environments in a production

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production software experience on physical devices, IoT, or embedded systems.
• Proficient in at least one systems language such as C, C++, Rust, or Go.
• Strong understanding of networking, unreliable networks, and eventual synchronization.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain application-level software for deployed devices (telemetry, compute tasks, device-to-cloud communication).
• Develop safe deployment and rollback tooling.
• Optimize software for hardware constraints and collaborate with hardware teams.

Skills

C

C++

Rust

Go

Networking

HTTP/REST APIs

Device Communication Protocols

Linux

Offline Synchronization

Resource-Constrained Systems

Telemetry and Observability

Over-the-Air Updates

Secure Communication

Distributed Systems

Device-to-Cloud Integration

Job description

Design, build, and maintain reliable application-level software for deployed devices, including telemetry, compute tasks, and resilient device-to-cloud communication. Develop safe deployment and rollback tooling, optimize software for hardware constraints, and collaborate with hardware and infrastructure teams to keep devices secure, observable, and synchronized.

Requirements:

Requires 3+ years of production software experience on physical devices, IoT, or embedded systems, along with strong skills in a systems language such as C, C++, Rust, or Go. Candidates should understand networking, unreliable networks and eventual synchronization, Linux or equivalent systems, resource constraints, and end-to-end software delivery and monitoring.

Key Skills:

C, C++, Rust, Go, Networking, HTTP/REST APIs, Device Communication Protocols, Linux, Offline Synchronization, Resource-Constrained Systems Optimization, Telemetry and Observability, Over-the-Air Updates, Secure Communication, Distributed Systems, Device-to-Cloud Integration