Embedded Software Engineer

Embedded Software Engineer - Freelance Contract

As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development of safety-critical software for next-generation railway systems. Working in an agile, international environment, you will help design, implement, and validate reliable, secure, and real-time distributed solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop embedded software for safety-, security-, and real-time-critical railway applications.
• Architect and implement distributed systems and communication protocols.
• Analyze complex software and system architectures to ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Contribute to technical architecture discussions, design reviews, and engineering workshops.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation, including software design specifications and architecture documents.
• Develop, integrate, test, and verify software components throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with globally distributed engineering teams using Agile methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with quality, functional safety, and cybersecurity standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong programming skills in C; experience with C++ is an advantage.
• Experience developing embedded real-time software, ideally for safety- or security-critical systems.
• Solid knowledge of Linux operating systems and embedded development environments.
• Understanding of distributed systems, consensus algorithms, virtualization, and networked applications.
• Proficiency with Git and modern software development workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills within distributed, cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English