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QNX Senior Software Developer in Test (12-Month Contract, Maternity Leave Coverage)
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QNX is hiring a Senior Software Developer in Test for a 12-month contract to cover maternity leave on the Power Management Test Team. The role involves developing and optimizing automated test frameworks, executing test suites on embedded hardware, performing root-cause analysis, and collaborating with developers to ensure the quality of QNX Power Management technologies.
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QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB), provides the trusted foundation that software-defined and physical AI systems depend on to operate safely and predictably in the real world. For nearly half a century, QNX has powered safety-critical applications where failure is not an option. The business leads the way in delivering safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, solutions, and development tools, along with the support and services delivered by trusted embedded software experts. Today, QNX technology underpins hundreds of millions of vehicles on the road and a wide range of mission-critical systems across industrial controls, robotics, medical devices, commercial transportation, rail, and aerospace and defense.
Are You the Person We're Looking For?
Do you enjoy finding complex problems before customers do? Are you passionate about building automation that improves product quality, reliability, and performance? If you're a Software Developer in Test who thrives on solving technical challenges and wants to contribute to software powering some of the world's most critical systems, we'd love to hear from you. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract position providing maternity leave coverage within the QNX Power Management Test Team.
The Power Management Test Team at QNX is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Software Developer in Test to help ensure the quality and reliability of QNX Power Management technologies. In this role, you will do far more than execute tests. You'll develop and enhance automated test frameworks, investigate complex system issues, perform root-cause analysis, and work closely with developers to support high-quality software releases.
Working in a hands-on lab environment, you will validate software on embedded hardware platforms and contribute to all verification activities related to QNX Power Management features. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys software development, automation, debugging, and continuous quality improvement.
Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and optimize automated test cases to continuously improve test coverage, and efficiency
Debug, analyze test results, generate and document defects, and verify fixes
Produce detailed test reports based on the results with high accuracy
Execute comprehensive test suites on new software builds using reference and customer hardware, and analyze results
Maintain test lab environments
Create, update, and maintain test plans and test cases based on product requirements and feature specifications
Configure, integrate, and validate software deliverables on embedded hardware platforms
Collaborate closely with software developers, and fellow test engineers
Reproduce and investigate reported issues using systematic debugging and root-cause analysis techniques
Essential Skills and Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
Must have: Strong programming background with expert-level proficiency in Python, C, and shell scripting
Extensive experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks
Deep understanding of Linux internals and extensive hands-on experience with system configs, scripting, and debugging in enterprise environments
Knowledge of Power Management testing on different hardware
Solid understanding of formal test theory, test methodology, and experience in developing automated tests and testing tools
Demonstrated experience writing test plans and test cases, executing tests and reporting results
Proven technical leadership and mentoring experience
Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables
Familiar with source versioning, problem reporting and constant integration systems (SVN, Git, JIRA, Jenkins end-to-end CI/CD pipelines)
Working knowledge of QNX or other embedded operating system is an asset
Experience in debugging, root-cause analysis, and system validation for embedded hardware and software environments
Why Join QNX?
Work on technology deployed in more than 275 million vehicles worldwide
Help deliver software used in safety-critical and mission-critical environments
Solve challenging problems at the intersection of embedded systems, automation, hardware, and software
Collaborate with highly skilled engineers and embedded software experts
Influence product quality through innovation in test automation and verification strategies
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Compensation Hiring Base Salary Range:
$108,750.00 - $152,250.00Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good-faith estimate of expected base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.
Benefits:
The BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical and personal well-being. BlackBerry remains committed to offering affordable benefits including coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, and paid-time-off to those that meet the eligibility requirements.Disclosure of Position Status:
This is an active opening. We are seeking to fill this position immediatelyDisclosure of Artificial Intelligence:
We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our hiring team.
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