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Senior Embedded Software Designer

Kepler· Engineering – Software
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Hybrid (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)CA$159.3k - CA$209.3kFull-time RegularPosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior Embedded Software Engineer responsible for software development and maintenance for space and ground-based assets, contributing to design decisions and system reliability for Kepler's satellite fleet.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain reliable, high-quality embedded software for both spacecraft and ground-based systems supporting a growing fleet of satellites
  • Design and implement secure communications capabilities, including encryption, authentication, and key exchange for next-generation data links
  • Build and maintain low-level software components including device drivers, kernel modules, hardware interfaces, and platform services
  • Develop automated tests, validation tools, and technical documentation to support robust software delivery and long-term maintainability
  • Participate in software architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to ensure software quality and system reliability
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define system requirements, debug complex issues, and evolve system architecture
  • Identify performance gaps, reliability risks, and architectural shortcomings in existing systems, and drive improvements across the software stack
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers while contributing to engineering best practices and development standards

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience developing embedded software for complex, high-reliability systems
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, debugging, testing, performance analysis, and maintainable code development
  • Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems, including concurrency, interrupt handling, memory-mapped peripherals, and hardware communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN
  • Experience developing software for embedded Linux and/or RTOS environments, including familiarity with build systems such as Yocto/OpenEmbedded and operating systems such as FreeRTOS
  • Experience developing low-level embedded Linux components including kernel modules, device drivers, and device tree integrations
  • Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, validation tooling, or hardware/software integration test environments
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across software, hardware, and operations teams
  • Proficiency with modern software development workflows and tools, including Git-based version control and code review practices
  • Demonstrates a willingness to adopt and effectively utilize AI-assisted engineering tools, applying sound judgment to improve productivity, quality, and innovation while continuously adapting to evolving technologies

Skills

Required:Embedded software developmentC/C++ for embedded systemsEmbedded Linux / RTOSAutomated testing / validation toolingCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:Technical leadership / mentoring

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with a robust equity plan
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance including dependents
  • Unlimited vacation, parental leave policy, and company-wide holiday shutdown
  • Semi-annual company-wide parties and frequent in-office team events
  • Relocation packages available for approved roles
  • $1,500 annual professional development fund
  • Fully stocked Toronto office kitchen
  • Town Halls, Celebration Calls, and company-wide events
  • Great Place to Work certification for seven years
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Kepler

Connecting Space. Empowering Earth.

Powered by advanced optical technology, the Kepler Network provides real-time data relay, on-orbit compute, and hosted payload services to form the modern backbone of a connected space ecosystem. These capabilities support defense and intelligence missions, accelerate earth observation insights, and enable scientific, commercial, and humanitarian applications that benefit people and the planet.

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