Senior Firmware Engineer

Post Date

Nov 13, 2025

Location

Burnaby,
British Columbia

ZIP/Postal Code

V5J 5
Canada
Jan 15, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Perm

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

VAN-453f32e8-9b3b-4e1d-9096-3ecb23fea1b8

Pay Rate

$110k - $130k (estimate)

Who Can Apply

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to work with a leading telecommunications manufacturing company here in Burnaby, BC. This resource will help develop telecom audio and video IP products with industry leading performance and capability. Your role as an embedded software engineer will intersect with other team members working on hardware development, software development, acoustical engineering, optical engineering, voice/music/video codecs, application development, and design verification.

Responsibilities include:
Be the lead developer and work closely with other team members to develop embedded software solutions: from requirement analysis, design, implementation, documentation, deployment, validation, and ongoing feature support.
Mentor and train junior team members.
Continuously look for areas of improvement in reliability, functionality, and testing.
Perform in depth root cause analysis.
Help develop performance and functional documentation.
Write and maintain embedded firmware in C.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Required Skills & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or relevant qualified experience.
5+ years’ experience in software development.
3+ years’ experience in embedded software development.
Experience with C and Bash.
Development experience in a Linux environment.
Experience in using source control systems.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Knowledge of TCP/UDP.
Experience reading and implementing protocols defined in RFCs.
Experience analyzing network traffic using Wireshark.
Experience with Lua, Python, JavaScript.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Development experience with TI ARM processors - AM335x, AM625, DM81xx, DM64xx, and AM57xx.
Previous experience with VoIP, SIP, Skype, TLS, SRTP.
Previous experience with audio and video codecs G.711, G.722, G.729, H.264.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.