Software Development Engineer

Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world's critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments – from industrial plants and data centers to people's homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax.

We are seeking a talented and experienced SDET with professional programming experience and an interest in transitioning into Rust development. While direct Rust experience is not required, we are seeking someone with a background in object-oriented programming, Quality Engineering, embedded development, and/or systems programming, and a desire to build high-performance, reliable, and secure software.

What you will experience in this position:

• Full-Stack Embedded Software Development: Design, code, test and maintain both front-end user interfaces and back-end server-side logic using Rust
• Research, design, and develop software systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and security
• Primary Focus on Test Planning, Test Case Design & Execution, Test Automation, Defect Identification. Active Participation in Functional Tests – Manual & Automation. Active contribution in Non-Functional tests – Performance, Usability, Security, Reliability and Recovery Testing
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship a new software product tightly integrated into a cohesive product ecosystem
• Participate in code reviews, provide feedback, and maintain high coding standards
• Remain current with software development advancements and best practices
• Write and maintain technical documentation along with comprehensive QA documentation

You Have:

• Education: A bachelor's degree or higher in Computing Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• Experience: Two to four or more years of proven experience in software development, with demonstrated proficiency in one or more languages such as Rust, C, C++, Java, or Go
• Software Development: Strong understanding of systems programming concepts, including memory management, performance optimization, network communication, synchronous programming, and concurrency
• Patterns and Practices: Strong understanding of OOP concepts, design patterns, SOLID principles, relational databases, data structures, and algorithms
• Database Expertise: Proficiency with relational databases like PostgreSQL/MySQL/Equivalent Technology. Design, implement, and maintain databases. Perform database migrations, optimizations, and backups to ensure data integrity and security. Implement caching mechanisms to improve application performance
• DevOps Expertise: Cultivate a strong DevOps culture by automating software tests and building CI/CD pipelines end to end
• Optimization and Performance Tuning: Optimize code and algorithms for memory and processing efficiency. Improve system performance and response times
• Testing and Debugging: Ability to write comprehensive tests and effectively debug complex issues. Adept at Functional & Non – Functional testing practices. Ready to stretch that extra mile for testing aligned with application goals
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently on dedicated tasks, as well as on small and medium-sized teams
• Familiarity with development tools such as Git and GitLab
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and practices, including CI/CD

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Rust software development with a willingness to learn and grow in the language is an asset
• Strong understanding of security and reliability engineering concepts is an asset
• Experience working with IoT, distributed systems, networking, or embedded systems is an asset
• Experience working with Modbus, Canbus, or similar protocols is an asset
• Experience working in or developing software in a Linux environment is an asset
• Experience working in an agile software development environment is an asset
• Experience working with virtualization and/or containerization tools such as ProxMox, Docker, or Kubernetes is an asset

At Chemelex:

We protect places of progress through electric excellence.

Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home. These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services. Because here, excellence is everything.

Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex. Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions – defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities.

• Experts with empathy

• Explorer mindset

• Example for others

• Exceptional impact

​We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.

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