Software Engineer, Smartglasses Platform

  • Full Time
  • Ontario
  • Applications have closed

Software Engineer, Smartglasses Platform
Software Engineering – Kitchener, Ontario, Canada – Full Time

About you:

You’re a software engineer with a passion for operating systems and low-level software. You love to collaborate to produce the best software designs and architecture. You know what it means to write robust, maintainable code and clean, reusable interfaces. Concurrency and interprocess communication are your friends. Your love of software doesn’t just end in the digital world; the challenge of crafting software to interact with humans in new and groundbreaking ways is something you find exciting.

What you’ll do:

  • Architect, design, and develop software for a revolutionary new wearable computing system
  • Write robust, re-usable software components
  • Work closely with product managers and other team leads to writing functional and technical
    specifications
  • Work closely with designers to implement novel interfaces and interactions
  • Provide guidance and direction to junior software engineers
  • What you need:

  • Strong coding skill in C++, Java, or other high-level languages
  • Experience with concurrency and IPC on Android, Linux, or Unix in a production environment
  • Proficiency with Python or other scripting languages
  • Track record of delivering high-quality software in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment
  • Experience writing unit-testable code
  • Proficiency with a VCS (preferably git)
  • Degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent (in lieu of degree, minimum four years of
    relevant work experience.
  • Bonus points for:

  • Experience designing software for libraries or large, multi-modular systems
  • Experience with the Qt framework and QML-based UIs
  • Experience with CMake and cross-compiling toolchains
  • Experience working on a product that combines both software and hardware
  • Proficiency with other programming or scripting languages
  • Experience using Agile methodologies including Scrum and Kanban
  • Relevant personal projects and open source work
  • People leadership experience
  • Feel like you can’t tick all the boxes above? If you have some of the skills and experience that we’re looking for and are willing to use your talent to learn the rest, we encourage you to apply!

    Why North:

    Day-to-day, we challenge each other to constantly raise the bar, encourage unconventional thinking to achieve innovative breakthroughs, and are passionately committed to surpassing our goals. We advocate a healthy lifestyle and promote continuous learning in a flexible work environment. Most of all, we set visionary goals, and we’re passionate about building the best, most impactful products that people will love.

    About us:

    North, formerly Thalmic Labs, builds products that change the way we see and engage with our world. North’s latest product, Focals, are custom-built glasses with a display only the wearer can see. Focals let you see texts, get turn-by-turn directions, check the weather, request an Uber, ask Alexa, and more — seamlessly and immediately. Founded in 2012, North has grown to a world-leading team of engineers, researchers, designers, and creators committed to building a future where technology is there when you need it and gone when you don’t, hidden by design

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