Sr Software Engineer - On-device Cloud Services at Garmin International in Cary, North Carolina

Job Description:

GPS Manufacturer/Distributor

Our Networking Technology Team within the Core Platform Technology group has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about on-device Cloud services and IP-based protocols. In this role, you will contribute to the successful delivery of Garmin products utilizing networking technologies to transport audio, video, and data over Wi-Fi and LTE to implement cloud-based services, ranging from hotspot functionality to remote video monitoring. You will prototype and productize new technologies in a fast-paced environment with responsibility for the following activities: 

• Design, implement, integrate, debug, and optimize IP-based protocols using embedded Linux on Garmin devices  


• Work closely with Marine and Consumer Automotive segments to support networking related product features 


• Verify networking performance through testing protocols and data analysis 


• Integrate, maintain, and contribute to third- party and open source software projects 


• Provide reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using sound problem solving techniques 


• Offer technical assessments in areas of expertise regarding new technologies and software designs 

Qualifications 

Candidates for this role should possess at least a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, AND a minimum of 5 years relevant software development experience plus a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule.  

Other requirements for this role include: 

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  Proficiency in writing software in C, preferably on embedded Linux  

  
  


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  Experience developing and maintaining networking software running on an embedded system

  
  


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  Experience integrating open source software packages into a product 

  
  


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  Experience with IP protocols used to transport audio and video over networks

  
  


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  Experience identifying and solving system architecture issues and software security risks 

  
  


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  Must excel at collaborative software development in a distributed, multi-team environment 

  
  


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  Must excel at managing multiple simultaneous development projects 

  
  


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  Experience debugging complex problems on embedded systems

  
  

Other desirable skills or background include: 

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  Experience with one of more of the following software packages: libwebsockets, jrtplib, libnice, or libsrtp

  
  


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  Experience with one or more of the following protocols: RTP, SRTP, RTSP, WebRTC, ICE/STUN/TURN, SIP

  
  


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  Experience with Wi-Fi or LTE and IEEE 802.11 or 3GPP LTE standards

  
  


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  Experience with TCP/IP, IPv6, IP-in-IP tunnels, NAT transversal

  
  


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  Familiar with D-Bus and ConnMan

  
  


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  Experience with networking configuration tools such as hostapd or wpa_supplicant

  
  


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  Experience with one of more of the following: 

  
  


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  Wireless Ethernet Bridging (WET)

  
  


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  Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

  
  


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  Embedded Linux Hotspot 

  
  


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  Experience with software development tools such as:

  
  


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  Issue and project tracking software (JIRA)

  
  


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  Version control packages (Git)

  
  


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  Code review tools (Gerrit)

  
  


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  Static code analysis (Coverity)

  
  


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  Creating Linux distributions (Yocto)

  
  


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  Network analysis tools (Wireshark)