Technical Lead, Software Engineering (Edge Platform)

As Wenco continues to build the next generation of technology, we need a wide range of professionals to help us achieve our objectives. We are currently looking for a full-time Technical Lead, Software Engineering (Edge Platform) to join our R&D team in Brisbane, Australia.

Reporting to the Research & Development Manager, the technical lead will work in a collaborative, Agile environment. We are looking for someone who can apply their software engineering skills to lead the design implementation of innovative applications, taking advantage of cutting-edge technologies in the areas of edge computing and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things).

You will lead a team of engineers to create a resilient, high-quality hardware and software edge platform solution, as part of a multi-team project developing a green fields asset maintenance platform.

Our IIoT asset maintenance product collects thousands of data points per second from mining vehicles worldwide, enabling our customers to fine-tune their preventative maintenance practices, and extract previously unknown insights on the health of their equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Development
  • Design, architect, and implement edge computing services
  • Lead development teams on technical design and implementation, as well as on developing test scenarios and test cases.
  • Support technical services and operations teams with root cause analysis and mitigation of customer issues.
  • Analyze code and application execution for optimization and performance tuning.
• Technical leadership
  • Be relentless in pursuit of continuous improvement
  • Promote a culture of quality within the development team
  • Mentor others in the team
  • Work with the Product Owner to help set direction for the team
  • Collaborate with hardware specialists, software architects, DevOps, and other teams to achieve project goals
• Product development support
  • Interface with product management/owners and developers to define and improve requirements and automated and manual test cases.
  • Work with the Technical Documentation team to create content for instructions and user guides for customers.

Experience & Knowledge:

• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years of practical, full-time experience developing and maintaining edge/embedded software on Linux or other Unix-like OS.
• Experience, mentoring and leading other engineers
• Experience with Yocto and AWS IoT Core would be beneficial
• Strong C++ background and any experience with Python and/or Rust beneficial
• Experience developing microservices using asynchronous messaging technologies such as ZeroMQ, ActiveMQ, MQTT etc.
• You consider yourself an authority on modern agile development best practices.
• Experience with implementing, using and/or leading:  
  • Automated testing/simulation
  • TDD, ATDD, BDD
• Data modelling skills, good understanding of relational and non relational databases: SQLite, PostgreSQL, InfluxDB or other TSDB beneficial

• Pipelines and a CI/CD mindset

• A preference for clarity and simplicity over unnecessary complexity

• Any exposure to technologies such as CAN, J1939, CANopen, GNSS would be an asset

• Must be an Australian citizen, Permanent Resident, or hold a valid work visa