Senior Software Engineer

HUBER+SUHNER seeks a Senior Software Engineer in Solothurn to enhance Polatis optical network switch software using C, Linux, and embedded systems expertise.

The Product Software Team develops customer-facing software for an industry-leading all-optical network switch. This position focuses on improving Polatis products through software architecture, design, integration, and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Software Architect to define system design and test pass criteria.
• Write C code for Linux-based embedded systems and contribute to the user-space software stack.
• Create and review software verification plans with quality engineers and analyze test results.
• Investigate customer-reported bugs, identify root causes, and deliver effective fixes.
• Integrate software with hardware using experience with hardware protocols and schematics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and contribute to planning and estimation.
• Collaborate with production, NPI, and customer support teams to address software issues during production and in the field.
• Produce relevant project artefacts as required by the software development process.
• Provide specific documentation related to product design to meet regulatory compliance and organization requirements.

Requirements

• 8+ years of product development experience in an embedded environment using C programming language.
• Experience of developing software targeted at ARM microcontrollers.
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer with a strong focus on Linux-based systems development.
• Ability to use number of development tools for system administration and debugging.
• Skills in optimizing software for performance and memory usage.
• Advanced understanding of static and dynamic analysis tools.
• Experience with Hardware root of trust (RoT), Secure boot and TPM.
• Experience with security scanning tools, management of software vulnerabilities, and familiarity with security regulations.
• Experience with software security involving code signing, private key management using HSM.
• Ability to maintain Linux kernel with latest security patches and upgrading to new libraries.
• Advanced understanding and contributions in Yocto build systems.
• Experience with writing Linux user space application software using POSIX APIs.
• Ability to integrate open-source library into existing programs.
• Experience of working in an Agile software development environment.
• Familiarity with coding standards and best practices.

Nice to have

• Solid understanding of networking or bus-based communication concepts, protocols, and security mechanisms.
• Experience in gRPC, gNMI and gNSI.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and issue tracking tools (e.g., JIRA).