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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.\nAre You The Person We're Looking For?\nAre you passionate about systems software, open-source technologies, and solving complex technical challenges? Do you enjoy working at the intersection of operating systems, developer tools, AI, robotics, and embedded platforms? At QNX, we're on a mission to become the platform of choice for modern embedded software development through our QNX Everywhere initiative. We're building a rich open-source ecosystem that enables developers to leverage many of the technologies traditionally found on Linux, natively on the QNX Real-Time Operating System (RTOS). We're looking for someone who is excited by the opportunity to help bridge the gap between QNX and the open-source community by bringing modern frameworks, AI/ML technologies, robotics platforms, and developer tools to QNX. You'll thrive in this role if you enjoy working across a broad technical stack, from operating systems and middleware to developer tooling, AI frameworks, and embedded platforms.\nWhat You'll Do:\nDevelop Software with Broad Range of Technologies: C, C++, Python, and Rust for the QNX RTOS. Projects span a wide array of domains, including:\nSystem & Web Runtimes: Node.js, GTK, SQLite, Boost.\nNetworking & Middleware: SOME/IP, MQTT, DDS, Zenoh.\nPhysical AI & Robotics: ROS2, OpenPI, Google MediaPipe, OpenCV, ONNX Runtime, PyTorch/ExecuTorch, TensorFlow.\nTarget Platforms: Raspberry Pi, SBCs, QEMU, various robotics kits\n Integrate QNX and Open-Source: Integrate open-source projects with core QNX technologies (graphics, networking, USB, audio, sensors, and multimedia).\n Toolchain Support: Develop OS-specific abstraction layers, shims, and porting libraries; adapt cross-compilation build systems (CMake, Meson, Bazel, Cargo, GN/Ninja, BitBake) for QNX toolchains.\nPerformance Optimization: Perform low-level profiling, memory footprint reduction, latency tuning, and performance optimization on embedded target hardware.\nIndustry Events and Demonstrations: Develop and deliver demonstrations that showcase QNX solutions at key industry events to customers, partners, and industry peers, with a focus on Physical AI and robotics.\nWhat You Bring:\nStrong software development experience in C and C++ (C++14/17/20) and Python.\nProven experience with Linux/Unix development environments and cross-compilation toolchains (CMake, Meson, Ninja, Make, BitBake).\nSolid understanding of operating system internals and POSIX APIs (pthreads, IPC, memory management, networking sockets).\nExcellent communication skills with an interest in collaborating within open-source developer communities.\nSelf-motivated with a passion for building software ecosystems. \nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.\nIt Would Be Nice If You Had Any of the Following:\nExperience porting, building, or maintaining large open-source projects or Linux distributions.\nExperience or interest in Physical AI, Robotics, or Vision frameworks (e.g., ROS 2, OpenPI, MediaPipe, ONNX Runtime, PyTorch/ExecuTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV).\nExperience with GPU / Heterogeneous Compute stacks (NVIDIA CUDA/TensorRT, AMD ROCm, Vulkan Compute, OpenCL) on platforms like NVIDIA Thor/IGX or AMD silicon.\nKnowledge of embedded GUI engines (Qt, GTK), or automotive/industrial middleware (DDS, SOME/IP, MQTT).\nHands-on experience with RTOS environments (QNX, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, Zephyr) or Linux kernel/driver internals.\nFamiliarity with Rust and Cargo build targets for embedded or systems programming. \nScheduled Weekly Hours:\n40Compensation Hiring Base Salary Range:\n$90,000.00 - $126,000.00Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good-faith estimate of expected base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.\nBonus:\nThe BlackBerry Variable Incentive Pay (VIP) program is an organization-wide bonus incentive program which aims to reward full-time eligible employees for their contribution to BlackBerry’s success. VIP payments are made in addition to base salary and factor in company’s performance as a way for employees to share in BlackBerry’s achievements.Benefits:\nThe BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical, financial and personal well-being. 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