Senior Engineer-Front End Developer

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance Visual Studio Code extensions for embedded software workflows.
• Integrate plugins with embedded toolchains, debuggers, compilers, and hardware programming interfaces.
• Collaborate with firmware and platform teams to understand developer pain points and translate them into intuitive tooling.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for plugin testing, packaging, and deployment.
• Ensure extensions are performant, stable, and compatible across platforms.
• Create automated test suites for plugin functionality and integration scenarios.
• Document extension features, APIs, and usage patterns for internal and external developers.
• Monitor user feedback, diagnose issues, and deliver timely fixes or improvements.
• Contribute to architectural decisions around tooling, DevOps workflows, and developer experience.
• Required Qualifications
• Strong experience developing Visual Studio Code extensions (TypeScript/JavaScript).
• Solid understanding of VS Code extension APIs, debugging adapters, and language server protocols.
• Hands‑on experience with embedded development workflows (e.g., ARM, microcontrollers, RTOS, cross‑compilers).
• Familiarity with embedded debugging tools (JTAG/SWD, GDB, OpenOCD, etc.).
• Proficiency with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and artifact publishing.
• Experience with Git, version control workflows, and release management.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work cross‑functionally with firmware and platform teams.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, well‑documented code.

Requirements

• Experience with C/C++ and embedded firmware development.
• Knowledge of build systems such as CMake, Bazel, or Make.
• Familiarity with containerized development environments (Docker, devcontainers).
• Experience with cloud‑based DevOps platforms (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI).
• Background in developer tooling, IDE integrations, or language server development.
• Understanding of hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing or embedded simulation environments.
• Experience contributing to open‑source projects, especially in the tooling or embedded ecosystem.
• Hands‑on experience using generative AI tools to accelerate software development, testing, or documentation workflows
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• BENEFITS - Canada
• Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Work.
• Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance.
• Income protection through short and long-term disability coverage.
• Matching RRSP.
• Vacation and various time off policies to encourage work-life balance.
• Well-being programs: Employee assistance program, mental well-being through Unmind .
• Learning benefits: LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars.
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• SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
• Successful candidates must engage in a security clearance process in regard to their citizenshi

Benefits

Additional Information

Senior Engineer, Front End Development About Wind River: Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company's software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We've achieved recent 5G milestones including the world's first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone. The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a "Top Workplace" for ten consecutive years. The team is looking for a developer who can design, build, and maintain Visual Studio Code extensions that streamline workflows for embedded software development. This role blends deep knowledge of VS Code's extension APIs with hands‑on experience in embedded toolchains, build systems, and DevOps automation. The ideal candidate thrives in developer‑experience work and enjoys shaping tools that engineers rely on every day.

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