Embedded Developer

Lifespark Technologies is looking for individuals with a passion for impacting real lives through technology. Lifespark is one of the most promising startups in the Assistive Tech space in India, and has been honoured with several National and International awards. Our mission is to create seamless, persistent and affordable healthcare solutions. If you are someone who is driven to make a real impact in this world, we are your people.

Lifespark is currently building solutions for Parkinson’s Disease, and we are looking for an embedded software lead to join our growing team. You will be working directly with the founders on high impact problems in the Neurological Healthcare domain. You will be solving some of the most fundamental and exciting challenges in the industry and will have the ability to see your insights turned into real products every day

Responsibilities :

1. RTOS based multithreaded software development

2. Building future ready, scalable software architectures

3. Liasing with hardware team to decide project requirements

4. Realtime IoT functionality development on ESP32 platform

5. Integration of third party services for cloud based communications and computation

6. Maintaining and documenting software via git (GitLab)

7. Coordinating releases, setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines

8. Managing AWS based backend services, integration with AWS services such as S3,

Sagemaker

9. Firmware security, Flash encryption, Bootloader encryption, secure communications

10. Deep integration with hardware team - stress testing hardware

11. Development of device drivers

12. Software testing and maintenance

Recommended experience :

1. Good command over Linux

2. Familiarity with real time tasks and timing sensitive system design

3. Familiarity with BLE/Wifi/etc IoT communication protocols

4. Familiarity with major third party platforms for cloud and ML/AI integration

5. Testing actual physical outcomes of programmed solutions

6. Deep familiarity with ESP-IDF

Location : IIT Bombay, Mumbai

Working mechanism : In-person

Compensation range : 4-12 lpa + ESOPs

Technical Lead (Embedded Software - Linux)

Job Responsibilities:

Lead a team of software/Linux development engineers working on microcontroller firmware development, Linux platform drivers and IOT solutions. Should be able to guide team members, resolve technical roadblocks and deliver project commitments. Will be the go-to person and first-level escalation point for all technical issues faced by the team. Looking for someone with 6+ years in the embedded industry and a passion to build a core team in a growing company. Team size will vary from 6 to 12 people, mainly firmware and Linux engineers.

The selected candidate for this role will be reporting to the software director/manager in the organization.

• Work with firmware and application architects to create a project execution plan
• Review project proposals for execution scope & timelines
• Lead embedded software development activities by the team
• Work with QA teams to resolve bugs and ensure release readiness
• Work with h/w design and PM teams to ensure smooth execution and timely delivery of projects

The main responsibilities of this role are:

Technical:

• Strong programming skills (C, C++, assembly)
• Linux development experience (porting & platform drivers)
• Expert-level knowledge of embedded microcontroller & microprocessor-based systems
• Prior experience in delivering critical modules for microcontroller projects
• Good understanding of commonly used embedded communication protocols
• Good understanding of common embedded peripherals, interfaces & sensors
• Experience working on Real-Time systems (RTOS)
• Should be able to quickly learn new technologies and enable the team on the same
• Should be able to work with minimal technical guidance

Leadership:

• This role requires excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Should be able to lead junior engineers by providing technical mentoring
• Owns task division, task allocation and tracking within the team
• Require multi-tasking and time management skills
• Prior experience working with overseas clients
• Periodically report progress to management

Other desirable skills:

Knowledge of Python

Talented C++ Developer who has experience in design, development, debugging of multi-threaded large scale application with good understanding in data structures on Linux packaging, functional testing and deployment automation very good with problem solving.

Key responsibilities :

1. Understand fundamental design principles and best practices for developing backend servers and web applications
2. Gather requirements, scope functionality, estimate and translate those requirements into solutions
3. Implement and integrate software features as per requirements
4. Deliver across the entire app life cycle
5. Work in a product creation project and/or technology project with implementation or integration responsibilities
6. Improve an existing code base, if required, and ability to read source code to understand data flow and origin
7. Design effective data storage for the task at hand and know how to optimize query performance along the way
8. Follow an agile methodology of development and delivery
9. Strictly adhere to coding standards and internal practices; must be able to conduct review code
10. Mentor and possibly lead junior developers
11. Contribute towards innovation
12. Performance optimization of apps
13. Explain technologies and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
14. Diagnose bugs and other issues in products
15. Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Must have / Good to have:

1. 5-7years' experience with C++ development and relevant 3+yrs in modern version 11/14/17 would be a plus. 
2. Design and implementation of high-availability, and performance applications on Linux environment
3. Advanced knowledge of C/C++, Object Oriented Design, STL
4. Good with multithreading and data structures
5. Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
6. Familiarity with database design, integration with applications and python packaging.
7. Familiarity with front-end technologies (like JavaScript and HTML5), REST API, security considerations
8. Familiarity with functional testing and deployment automation frameworks
9. Experience in development for 3-4 production ready application using C++ as programming language
10. Experience in writing unit test cases including positive and negative test cases
11. Experience of CI/CD pipeline code deployment (Git, SVN, Jenkins or Teamcity)
12. Experience with Agile and DevOps methodology
13. Very good problem-solving skills
14. Experience with Web technologies is a plus. 

Read less

Strong in Basic C++, STL, Linux

OOPs, Exception Handling

Design Pattern and Solid principles, concepts related to UML representation

•           Solution, design, and architecture concepts

•           Knowledge on Pointers and smart Pointers.

•           IO streams, Files and Streams and Lambda Expressions in C++ added advantage.

•           Features of C++17 and usage of STL in C++ is added advantage.

•           Templates in C++.

Communication skill, Attitude, learnability

• At least 3 years of C++ programming experience in a Linux environment.
• Strong understanding of computer systems e.g. operating systems, networks, performance optimization, etc
• Experience in Object-Oriented design and multi threaded programming
• Experience in creating/supporting cross-platform multi threaded applications
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ideally some experience in developing low latency systems
• Experience with trading or execution systems preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related field
• Reliable and predictable availability
• 
  
  Ideally in Mumbai Metro Area but open to anywhere for the right candidate.

Job Description: Senior Software Developer (Exp.2-6 years)

Location: Bangalore

What you need:

* Bachelor’s/Master’s degree is preferred in computer science or related field (such as computer       engineering, software engineering, biomedical engineering, or mathematical sciences) from premier institutes.

* 1-3 years of industry experience in professional software development.  

* Strong C++ knowledge.

* Knowledge of ITK / VTK / OpenCV / Robots / Qt Framework is plus.

* Required Technical Competencies in Algorithms and data structures object oriented design and analysis.

* Expertise in Design Patterns & C++ programming concepts; Linear Algebra, Computer Vision, Software design, development and verification methodologies would be preferred.

* Should be open to work in fast growing medical devices start-up making cutting edge computer assisted & robotic assisted surgery products in India for the world.

* Should have willingness to develop something great from India.

What you will do:

* Work with program manager to understand business requirement and translate that into technical design.

* Create and own leading edge reusable algorithm solutions.

* Create and own cross-platform SDKs.

* Research cutting-edge algorithms and techniques.

* Lead technical design and implementation of a feature.

* Implement high quality code with comprehensive unit testing.

* Troubleshoot issues raised from production and resolve customer problems.

* Evaluate and adopt technologies which improve the team efficiency and platform capability.

* Code review peer developers code and provide constructive feedbacks to ensure consistency and quality of code.

* Be a part of core R&D team for developing Surgical Robots.

* Ensures the integrity and security of company intellectual property and confidential data.

Company Profile

Happy Reliable Surgeries Pvt Ltd (HRS Navigation) started in 2015. It is India's first and only company to develop high tech surgical navigation system for highly complex Brain & Spine surgeries. Our products directly compete with world’s biggest medical devices companies. We are proudly one of the few global companies who have capabilities to develop Computer assisted and Robotic Assisted surgeries products. R&D Centre is based at Bangalore. It has been started by Ex of a global medical device company. It has been incubated & mentored by IIM Calcutta.

Why Do We Exist: - Currently all hi-tech medical devices are imported. Which leads to very high cost of healthcare & non reachability to common people. Our Purpose is to make premium healthcare affordable & accessible by continuous innovation for our people. We want to make India Proud.

Our Achievements: -

• 10 Best start-up in Medical Devices (Insight Success Magazine)
• Won Top 50 emerging product start-up NASSCOM 2017 (National Award)
• Winners in Economic Power of Ideas award 2018 (IIM Ahmadabad) (National Award)
• Winners in Smart Fifty competition conducted by IIM Calcutta (National Award)
• Won Elevate 100, Karnataka top 100 company (State Award from Karnataka Government)
• Grown Exponential even in 2020 financial Year. (No Salary Cuts / Firings)
• 3000+ successful Surgeries performed by our products.