ECT QNX Architect

The Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Sr Embedded Software Engineer (Python & C++) to manage and improve the software development lifecycle for device firmware systems. The primary focus of this role is to ensure firmware operational reliability, fail-safe implementation, certification compliance, and robust production deployment.

This role is ideal for an engineer experienced in system-level software, firmware validation, testing automation, and production readiness — but not focused on low-level hardware design.

Experience: 6-10 years

Job Location: Hyderabad

Job Type: Permanent

CORE FOCUS AREAS

• Ensure firmware operates reliably in production environments

• Implement and validate fail-safe mechanisms and fallback logic

• Maintain certification compliance across firmware releases

• Drive robust, repeatable production deployment pipelines

• Support field debugging and OTA update validation

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Strong hands-on experience in Python and C++ development

• Background in system-level software and firmware validation

• Experience with testing automation and production readiness

• Comfortable working closely with embedded engineers

• Not required to have low-level hardware design expertise

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

FIRMWARE OPERATIONAL STABILITY

• Ensure firmware operates reliably in production environments

• Implement and validate fail-safe mechanisms and fallback logic

• Monitor watchdog systems, timeout handling & safe state transitions

• Work closely with embedded engineers to validate firmware behavior

PYTHON & C++ DEVELOPMENT

• Develop firmware communication layers & device control applications

• Build diagnostic tools and test automation frameworks

• Optimize performance and memory handling in C++ applications

• Develop production-ready Python tools for deployment, logging & validation

FAIL-SAFE & SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION

• Implement safe boot validation, error recovery & redundancy logic

• Build communication retry systems & safe shutdown protocols

• Design state machines for controlled device operation

• Ensure safe-state transitions on power, comms or hardware failure

PRODUCTION DEPLOYMENT & VALIDATION

• Create secure and repeatable firmware deployment pipelines

• Implement boot image validation, signature verification & rollback

• Develop health monitoring and diagnostic utilities & CI/CD Pipelines

• Support field debugging and OTA update validation

Linux Environment

• Work in Linux-based environments for firmware development, debugging, and deployment — including shell scripting, process/service management, and system diagnostics.

• Own unit testing, integration testing & production release management

• Ensure code quality and compliance with internal standards

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SUCCESS METRICS

• Firmware reliability — stable, uninterrupted operation in production environments

• Fail-safe coverage — validated fallback logic, redundancy & safe-state transitions

• Linux Environment - Use Linux for development till deployment

• Deployment success rate — secure, repeatable pipelines with clean rollbacks

• Code & release quality — test coverage, code review discipline & CI/CD health

• Field performance — OTA update success and turnaround on field debugging

Job Description – Android AOSP Developer

Job Title: (Senior) Software Developer

Location: Remote

Job Summary:

TechGrit India is seeking a highly skilled Android AOSP Developer with 5-8 years of experience to join our team. This is an immediate requirement. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software products that meet the needs of our customers. This role will work closely with other members of the development team to ensure that software solutions are delivered on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop software applications using C++ and other programming languages as needed
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that meets the requirements of our customers
• Design, develop, and maintain software systems, components, and libraries
• Collaborate with other members of the development team to ensure that software solutions are delivered on time and within budget
• Participate in the testing and debugging of software applications, and provide support to the quality assurance team as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in software development using C++ in a Linux/Ubuntu environment
• Experience working with Android AOSP code base.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming concepts and design patterns
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and solve complex technical problems
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (preferred, but not mandatory).

Developers with these skills will excel in this role:

• C++ in a Linux/Ubuntu environment
• TCP/IP networking and protocols
• Multi-process Multi-threaded environment
• High performance, High Availability server software
• Video H.264 encoder/decoder
• Android, iOS, Linux client-side app development ( C++)

About TechGrit:

TechGrit is a custom software development services company dedicated to accelerating business growth through high-performing Agile teams. We specialize in delivering diversified and unique solutions across various industries, including ConstructionTech, HealthTech, FinTech, and HighTech. Our team of champion developers works closely with clients to design and develop custom software solutions that meet their business needs.

Our Mission:

To deliver high-quality and cost-effective software solutions that help companies and entrepreneurs achieve their goals and stay ahead of the competition.

Our Vision:

To be the most trusted technology partner for our customers, accelerating their business growth through innovation, reliability, and excellence by best-in-class people.

Our Core Values:

• Customer Obsession
• Excellence
• Innovation
• Teamwork
• Integrity
• Empathy

Join TechGrit and be part of a team that values innovation, excellence, and teamwork. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees feel valued and respected. If you are passionate and want to contribute to our mission and vision, we would love to hear from you.

• Firmware Design and Development experience on different micro-controllers.
  
• C/C++ programming
  
• Linux Commands Operating System Concepts
  
• board bring up, embedded software, Kernel Build, Yocto
  
• Shell scripting Networking Concepts Openwrt OS Concepts
  
• Must have good Communication and Presentable skills.
  
• Experience on any Wifi, Bluetooth, GSM modules is a plus.
  
• Design, develop, code, test and debug system software.

Position Overview:

This position is part of highly skilled fimrware team that do software board bring up of bare silicon for next generation products. In order to write system software for embedded electronic products, this position requires academic background in electronics engineering to understand hardware concepts such as digital logic, schematics, and microprocessor communications to develop effective embedded software.

Candidate should have complete knowledge of Software development cycle from architecture definition to the implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Must wear multiple hats from analyzing field and factory reported issues to software integration.
• Be a liason for troubleshooting and debugging complex systems and identifying the root cause.
• Develop detailed design documents and customer facing application notes for the system and IOT features for Mobile routers.
• Act as a product lead and be part of bigger team in software bring up.   
• Ability to work on Low level software such as bootloaders and understanding of low level functional blocks is a must.
• Work on Linux kernel and configuration.
• Write or port device drivers for Ethernet, USB, GPIO, LED, Bluetooth, Accelormeter, LCD and touch screen.
• Debug stability issues in data routing between WAN and LAN interfaces.
• Work with Software QA with test plan and execution.
• Work with Hardware team to identify and root cause stability problems.

Experience/Requirements:  

• Demonstrable knowledge of C, C++, Assembly programming skills
• Overall 10+ years of experience in embedded environment preferabily Linux.
• Board bring up proficiency with bootloaders and other low level software, must be very good with debugging techniques.
• Experience in TCP/IP networking is must for trouble shooting throughput and other traffic issues.
• Driver experience with I2C, SPI, UART, LCD, Ethernet, PCIe is a plus.
• Experience with low level debugging using JTAG.
• Experience with Makefiles, and build environments such as PTXDIST, Yocto and Buildroot.    
• Experience with version control such as git and svn.
• Good communication skills and team player.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously to meet deadlines, in a fast-changing environment.

Education:

• Sound knowledge in controller design and analysis.
• Good understanding in optimisation based control algorithms.
• Experience with implementing PID controller for various unstable system.
• Experience with vehicle modelling and analysis.
• Good understanding of implementation/debugging/testing model and control algorithms.
• Candidate should have experience in programming concepts like OOPS in C++ and Python with robust and efficient coding.
• Experience in Matlab/Simulink, Stateflow.
• Good understanding in code generation, implementation and testing for real time intergration embedded system.

• Algorithm development for different control features.
• Testing of algorithm architecture along with tuning and validation.
• Working with simulation team to integrate and test models and algorithms into simulation environment for rapid development and validation.
• Tuning and validation of plant models to emulate real physical systems’ behaviour
• Co-ordination with other departments to maintain consistency and compatibility in department stack.

• ROS and ROS2 experience
• Vehicle dynamics modelling and simulation.
• Experience with version control using Git.

• Health Insurance
• Employee Stock Options
• Work from Home
• Flexible work hours
• Monthly Team outings and events
• Budget for up-skilling
• Flexible vacation

Software Engineer(Layer 2/Layer 3)

Location : Gurgaon (WFH currently)

Experience/ Skills Required : 5 to 10 years

To be successful in this role you should be well versed with the concepts of networking and comfortable in C programming in a linux environment for embedded software. As we use Linux, experience with this operating system is a mandatory requirement, knowledge and experience on OpenWrt is a bonus.  Working experience with router software development for layer 3 and layer 4 features.

Domain knowledge required: IPv4, TCP/UDP, IPv6, NAT, Firewall (iptables), DHCPv4, DHCPv6, IPv6 prefix delegation, Port forwarding, Source based routing, Policy based routing, L3 QoS, IGMP proxy, IPv6 MLD snooping, DNS, DNS proxy. Knowledge on VoIP is a bonus. 

Management methods: TR069, SNMPv2, CLI.    

Operating system: Linux, OpenWrt  

Programming languages: C(must have), Python 

Working for us means having a healthy interest in Software but most of all, you like to work in a team. You like to take initiative and have the “just do it” approach. Having the right mentality and attitude are more important for us than a degree. Dedication, investigation and responsibility are keywords for us.   Preferred years of experience in industry/technology: 5-10 years.   

Role:

As a Software Engineer you develop new software features and solutions for our fibre connectivity product portfolio. The position offers a wide range of possibilities to work with everything from low-level Linux drivers to high-level applications. You develop for various protocols and HW interfaces, often in complex network scenarios in combination with customer specific requirements. The team is responsible for all SW development for existing and new Home Gateways. This means development of Linux drivers, network functionality, remote Management (TR-069) and VoIP application (sipapp). The development is mainly done in C and in Linux environment, knowledge in Python is an add-on. Products and development are realized in Agile.