QNX Senior Systems Software Developer
bb · Ottawa, Ontario · Canada · On-site
Pay: CAD 108,750 – 152,250 a year
Posted Sep 8, 2026
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Worker Sub-Type:
Regular
Job Description:
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 are looking for?
Our customers count on us to convert awesome ideas into great products and services. The QNX Board Support Package (BSP) Team is looking for Driver Developers (Software Dev II & Senior’s) to design and implement the next generation computing platforms for a Tier 1 automotive customer. This person will be part of a development team responsible for creating software drivers to support next-gen hardware peripherals on some of the most advanced hardware platforms available. You must be someone with ideas and real passion for software delivered to maximize reuse, efficiency, and simplicity.
In return for your skills, expertise and enthusiasm, we will provide you with an attractive compensation & comprehensive benefits package. We have some of the brightest minds working on cutting edge platforms at QNX. Join us and you’ll become part of a team that is already leading the way and there is no telling what you could accomplish.
You will have:
A successful track record of developing drivers for various hardware peripherals including the adaptation of existing drivers for embedded platforms.
Proven aptitude for BSP development such as board bring up, enhancement of existing software and performance tuning.
Enthusiastic about developing new driver architectures to support future hardware peripheral advancements.
Focused on ensuring software is held to our quality standards
Interested in opportunities to develop software under specialised safety standards such as ISO26262, IEC61508 etc.
You will have the following technical skills:
Bootloader and board bring up skills such as u-boot/DRAM controller initialization / system clock configuration / GPIO & pinmux)
Experience with serial driver development for UARTs, i2c, SPI, CAN, input devices, touch controllers etc
Storage device driver development targeting block storage devices, UFS, SD/eMMC, AHCI/SATA, or flash technology (NAND/NOR)
High speed complex communication busses like PCIe, USB
Experience writing drivers for wired and wireless networking interfaces
Development know-how on power management, DVFS, thermal management, etc
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