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SPARK Microsystems

Sr Embedded Software Developer

Montreal, QC, Canada

Full-time

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Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Dec 9, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 9, 2026

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About the Company

SPARK Microsystems offers a unique and innovative UWB wireless chips transmitter-receiver technology that delivers energy efficiency and latency of an order of magnitude better than the state of the art. Our goal is to significantly extend the battery life of electronic systems that require short-range wireless communications, as well as increase the robustness and agility of their wireless connections. If you are dynamic, motivated, and ready to have a fulfilling and thrilling professional experience in a unique start-up, we want to talk to you!

About the Role

As a Senior Embedded SW Developer within SPARK Microsystems, you will be required to design, develop and maintain firmware covering our various embedded system applications and this includes network protocols, core libraries as well as application development. You will play a key role in defining systems architecture and mentoring junior developers. You will design, implement, and test firmware to form optimal communications wireless networks using the extremely low power wireless transceivers developed by SPARK Microsystems. This includes developing low power wireless sensor networks in point-to-point, star, and mesh configurations, as well as efficient point-to-point links for audio streaming applications. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing efficient firmware to support these applications, as well as a graphical user interface for each system that allows users to control the flow of information in the wireless system.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, test and document embedded and application software
Develops algorithms for communication system protocol layers and networking
Provide architectural and detailed designs to meet the system requirements
Design and implement security features for embedded devices
Familiar with networking architectures.
Provides technical direction and strategy to engineering development efforts for solving complex issues.
Outlines and communicates the most appropriate technical approach for business development activities.
Maintain system software components including device drivers and applications
Participate in the team’s testing processes by developing protocols for unit testing, integration/regression testing, and system-level testing
Opportunity to coach and mentor more junior Engineers.

Qualifications

B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent
10+ years of experience in embedded application development in C and C++
7+ years of experience in low level C programming on microcontrollers / microprocessors, with advanced knowledge of MCU / CPU architectures and ecosystems

Required Skills

Full-stack system-level understanding and ability to comprehend and affect an improvement to multi-disciplinary processes of RF/PHY/L1/L2
Good understanding and debug capabilities of a mixed HW/FW multi-processor PHY/L1 implementation.
Designed and implemented security features for embedded devices, including secure boot, firmware integrity checks and secure firmware update mechanisms (code signing, rollback protection, encrypted images)
Proven grasp of complex wireless systems with strong capability to comprehend dependencies between system components and protocol layers and their interactions.
Extensive hands-on SW programming skills for modeling and simulation of sophisticated systems from RF/PHY layer signals and channel modeling. All the way to MAC protocol/networking simulations.
Experience with and/or knowledge of industry standards such as Bluetooth, Ultra-Wideband, GPS, and/or other wireless protocols.
Ability to work efficiently with both Linux and Windows
Excellent oral and written communications and presentation skills (French and English)

Preferred Skills

Ability to work effectively with a team of developers
Ability to multi-task, set project priorities, establish task focused goals and objectives for self and show initiative
Write clean, understandable, robust, and sustainable code tailored for embedded systems
Experience with Visual Studio Code and Eclipse IDE
Experience developing Board Support Packages, boot loaders, and component drivers
Experience with virtualization and container technologies (VMware, KVM, Docker)
Experience with Git version control systems
Experience with software development platform such as Gitlab and Github
Understanding of communication protocols including I2C, SPI, UART and USB
Experience in hands-on development and debug on embedded targets using in-circuit debuggers and electronic test equipment (oscilloscope, multimeter, logic analyzer, etc)
Experience in modern software development processes (peer reviewing, unit testing, etc)

Equal Opportunity Statement

SPARK Microsystems is committed to providing an inclusive workplace and equal employment opportunities. We welcome qualified applicants and provide accommodations throughout the recruitment process upon request.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, test, document, and maintain embedded firmware and application software for wireless systems, including communication protocols, networking, security, device drivers, and user interfaces. Define system architecture, guide technical approaches, develop testing processes, and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or an equivalent field, plus 10+ years of embedded application development in C/C++ and 7+ years of low-level microcontroller or microprocessor programming. Candidates should have advanced MCU/CPU knowledge, experience with complex wireless and mixed hardware/firmware systems, embedded security implementation, and strong communication skills in English and French.

Skills

Embedded C/C++ Development
Microcontroller Programming
Firmware Development
Wireless Networking
Communication Protocols
RF/PHY/L1/L2 Systems
System Architecture
Embedded Security
Secure Boot
Firmware Integrity and Updates
Board Support Packages
Device Drivers
Unit and Integration Testing
System Modeling and Simulation
Hardware/Firmware Debugging
Git

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Keywords

C
C++
Embedded Firmware
Microcontrollers
Microprocessors
MCU/CPU Architectures
Wireless Sensor Networks
Ultra-Wideband
Bluetooth
GPS
RF
PHY
MAC Protocols
Network Protocols
Secure Boot
Code Signing
Rollback Protection
Encrypted Firmware Images
Board Support Packages
Boot Loaders
Device Drivers
Linux
Windows
Visual Studio Code
Eclipse
Git
GitLab
GitHub
Docker
I2C

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