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Communications Platform Developer

Role Overview

Design, develop and support bespoke communications platforms which integrate custom hardware with embedded software for deployment on off-the-shelf Linux server devices.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the local team leader, the candidate will have the following responsibilities:

  • Develop & maintain software used by SatixFy products, based on high-level architecture specs;
  • Integration of 3rd party systems with bespoke Linux-based software;
  • Timely delivery of software to a variety of product lines integrating Linux server platforms and

SatixFy modem chipsets;

  • Maintain code quality standards using industry-recognised tools;
  • Support automation tools and continuous integration methodologies;
  • Take ownership of issues on SatixFy products and engage with customers and suppliers as appropriate;
  • Produce documentation at all levels of lifecycle (concept, design, training material etc.);
  • Travel to customer sites & remote offices for product bring-up/support where necessary.

Job Requirements – including work experience and education

  • 3 or more years C and/or C++ commercial expertise;
  • Experience of full lifecycle user-space software development on a Linux platform;
  • Optionally, some embedded software experience, preferably on ARM/MIPS or similar microprocessors;
  • Optionally, communications system domain knowledge, e.g. cellular, satellite or similar;
  • TCP/IP expertise, across the full range of protocols, including performance enhancements;
  • Some knowledge of common internet approaches and protocols: REST, MQTT, JSON, JWT, TLS etc.
  • Linux configuration and deployment, including use of VMs, fault detection and recovery;
  • Linux kernel expertise is not essential, but good to have;
  • Version Control e.g. GIT and/or SVN or similar.
  • Expertise using scripting languages e.g. Python, Perl, Bash, JavaScript
  • Familiarity with process automation tools e.g. JIRA, GitLab, Jenkins, GoogleTest
  • Familiarity with virtualization environments e.g. KVM/QEMU, Docker
  • Familiarity with debugging tools e.g. gdb, tcpdump, WireShark

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