We are always looking for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth and deliver results! Geotab is seeking an Embedded Development Team Lead who will lead and grow an embedded development team within Geotab’s Embedded Engineering department. If you love technology, and are keen to join an industry leader — we would love to hear from you!
What you'll do:As a Embedded Development Team Lead your key area of responsibility will be managing the ongoing design and development of the bare-metal or RTOS or Embedded Linux based expandability platforms, enforcing coding standards and perform peer code reviews for designated teams, assisting with the development and maintenance of Embedded Development guidelines, policies, standards and processes, and providing expert project leadership and guidance to the team as SME. You will need to work closely with Lead developers and team members to facilitate stand-ups, retrospectives, and planning sessions to prioritize development activity, ensure open lines of communication, and encourage discussion within the team to drive improvements in quality and velocity of execution.
To be successful in this role you will be experienced in leading a diverse development team, or a clear demonstration of leadership skills and capacity in a previous development role. In addition the successful candidate will have high accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.
How you'll make an impact:Manage the ongoing design and development of the bare-metal or RTOS, or Embedded Linux based expandability platforms.
Enforce coding standards and perform peer code reviews for designated teams.
Work with Lead developer and team members to facilitate stand-ups, retrospectives, and planning sessions to prioritize development activity, ensure open lines of communication, and encourage discussion within the team to drive improvements in quality and velocity of execution.
Participate in regular department meetings and provide project leadership.
Participate in Geotab’s Change Management process as a “Change Approver”, reviewing and approving firmware change requests made by the team.
Mentor developers by helping them solve technical problems in collaboration with Lead developers, advise on design and implementation details.
Identify the need for new resources (people, skills, tools, etc.) within your team and work with the manager to address them.
Maintain documentation for all areas of responsibility.
Assist with the development and maintenance of Embedded Development guidelines, policies, standards and processes.
Provide expert project leadership and guidance to the team as SME.
Oversee the activities and performance of direct reports.
8 - 10 years proven experience in embedded system and software development using C, C++ using bare-metal or RTOS.
1 - 3 years experience formally leading a development team or clear demonstration of leadership skills and capacity in a previous development role.
Significant experience in designing and developing modern IoT device code on Embedded Linux platform.
Experienced in using Python, SQL to develop or test embedded products.
Experienced on leading a diverse development team, or clear demonstration of leadership skills and capacity in a previous development role.
Experience with SCRUM and Agile development practices is highly valued.
Experience using Rust, and/or Google BigQuery highly valued.
Experience with IoT devices, sensors, wireless communication, and data transport protocols (USB, NFC, BLE, CAN) are highly valued.
High accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.
Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including comfort with delivering presentations and training.
Leadership experience in a team-oriented workplace.
A strong team-player with the ability to engage with all levels of the organization.
Technical competence using software programs, including, but not limited to, Google Suite for business (Sheets, Docs, Slides).
Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable in a flat organization.
Flex working arrangements
Home office reimbursement program
Baby bonus & parental leave top up program
Online learning and networking opportunities
Electric vehicle purchase incentive program
Competitive medical and dental benefits
Retirement savings program
*The above are offered to full-time permanent employees only
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