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Role: Firmware Engineer
Location: Remote-Canada
Duration: 6 Months
Job Description:
We are seeking a third-party company to support the ongoing maintenance and development of the SmartHome Hub's middleware. This middleware facilitates communication between the Hub and cloud services, supporting IoT protocols like Z-Wave, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi. The company will also be responsible for extending the middleware to support new technologies, such as PowerG and Matter/Thread.
In addition, the team will port the middleware to other hardware platforms, including TELUS' Wi-Fi access points and customer premises equipment (CPE) from other communications service providers (CSPs). The Device Porting Kit (DPK) will be a key component in adapting the middleware to different devices and platforms.
We would like the third-party company to fully understand the scope and expectations before providing a proposal for a dedicated team of contractors.
The proposal should address the following:
Team Size: Recommend an appropriate team size based on the scope and estimated workload. We expect the team may scale as new protocols are added and the platform expands.
Team Location: We prefer the team to be in North American time zones to ensure effective communication and coordination with our internal teams, but we are open to remote or on-site arrangements.
Software Development Manager: Assess whether a software development manager is necessary to oversee the team or if the work can be managed without one.
Firmware Engineer Qualifications:
5 10 years of embedded systems development experience
Proficiency in Linux application development
Familiarity with thread programming, mutexes, and inter-process communication
Strong C and C skills; Java, Python, or Go is a plus
Knowledge of radio frequency protocols (e.g., Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, PowerG) and AWS IoT Core is beneficial for adapting the middleware to new technologies and the SmartHome platform
These qualifications will ensure the team is equipped to handle both the current middleware stack and future extensions, including porting to different hardware platforms through the DPK.
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