Senior C/C++ Developer

Our client is an R&D company specializing in providing government customers, such as police and intelligence services, with investigation tools. They focus on in-house research & development in mobile phone and satellite communication.

Over the last 7 years, they have grown from 25 to 80 people and aim to expand further over the next two years. Their main offices have a spectacular view in Brno, and they offer a flexible work environment that helps create a pleasant atmosphere. Their philosophy is to give smart people the freedom to solve tasks as they see most fitting.

THE POSITION:

Our client has a project-oriented structure and delivers both standard and customized solutions. Their engineering teams, supported by a creative and innovative team of scientists, work hard to deliver solutions the market has not yet seen.

They are looking for a senior colleague to work with their software and hardware teams on one of their main products. The project focuses on creating a new, high-end Software Defined Radio. An important part is to make it communicate via proper drivers with the software part of the product. Your focus will be on creating the user-space drivers (C++ API) by extending an existing open-source project. An existing prototype driver is available with the support of its author. Upon completion of this phase, the new SDR will be integrated into the existing product. Your role will be to define the system architecture, including deployment, and participate in its implementation.

Most of the time, you will work in a Czech-speaking environment, but basic knowledge of English is required.

As a member of the product software team, you will work in close cooperation with the hardware team. Your main responsibilities will be:

• Development of the drivers in production quality.
• Conducting debugging, testing, and code review to ensure the highest quality of the implementation.
• Preparing comprehensive documentation to support the implementation and maintenance of the software solution.
• Communicating with both software and hardware teams of the product and sharing information as needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in development.
• Deep knowledge of programming in C/C++ on Linux (system level: devices, procfs, etc.).
• Experienced in architecting and developing software for Linux-based hardware products.
• Write clean code, are used to automated testing of your code, and are used to both receiving and providing code reviews.
• Able to work with different people and teams and have good communication and problem-solving skills.
• If you are a hobbyist in electronics, you are a perfect match!

Additional Requirements:

Due to the nature of their work in the defense and security sector, candidates must be citizens of an EU/NATO country.