Android developer Jobs in St. John's, NL

NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Build your career with Kraken Robotics. Make a difference to others. If innovation drives you, and you want a career that makes a difference to the world, helping humanity overcome the challenges in our oceans – safely, efficiently, and sustainably – then come join us at Kraken Robotics.

Kraken Robotics is currently recruiting for a Firmware Developer, Level 2 to join our Mount Pearl, NL, Dartmouth, NS, or remote may be considered. As part of Kraken’s Firmware team, you will work on our KATFISH™ Intelligent Towed SAS System, designing and building firmware that advances our industry-leading underwater platform used in mine detection and hydrographic surveying. This is an intermediate-level role within Kraken’s firmware career framework.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain low-level firmware within Kraken products.
• Implement and optimize drivers and interfaces for peripherals such as DMA, UART, SPI, CAN, and I²C.
• Write clean, efficient, and high-reliability C++ and C code for resource-constrained environments.
• Collaborate with other disciplines such as Electrical and Systems Engineering to design and validate embedded features.
• Create high-quality, concise documentation for firmware and system components.
• Participate in code reviews as both a developer and reviewer.
• Participate in architecture discussions, and continuous integration processes.
• Develop and maintain build configurations using CMake.
• Use version control systems (e.g., Git) effectively in a team environment.
• Create and execute unit tests and contribute to automated testing frameworks.
• Troubleshoot issues at the firmware, hardware, and system levels.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Track record of applying firmware development skills in a commercial or real-world setting.
• Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers or embedded Linux systems.
• Proficiency in C++.
• Experience working with hardware peripherals: DMA, UART, SPI, CAN, I²C.
• Proven ability to write robust, maintainable, and high-reliability firmware.
• Experience with CMake build systems.
• Proficiency with Git or other version control systems.
• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Solid understanding of debugging tools (JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of bootloaders, OTA updates, or secure firmware development.
• Python or scripting skills for automation.
• Hardware in the loop testing experience.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.

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