Role: Embedded Sr Lead /Architect

Working Location: Gurgaon, India 

Employment Type: Full-time 

Experience: 8 – 14 years

Educational Qualification: 4-year / 3-year Graduate or Post Graduate B.Tech from Top Tier Universities 

Role Overview 

The Senior Technical Lead – Embedded Developer will work on industrial protocols, gateways, and Wireless/LTE applications. The role involves building world-class embedded products, understanding customer needs, identifying technical gaps, improving product quality, and leading a strong, high-performing engineering team. 

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Design, develop, code, unit test, and debug embedded software in C and C++. 

• Develop and maintain industrial protocol gateways and embedded applications. 

• Integrate and validate new product designs. 

• Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of system resources. 

• Improve I/O performance and overall system reliability. 

• Conduct Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to support technical decisions. 

• Apply design principles, design patterns, and best practices. 

• Create and maintain design, conceptual, and architectural documentation. 

• Review code and design to ensure quality and architectural compliance. 

• Assess existing platforms and recommend improvements. 

• Evaluate and integrate open-source and third-party software. 

• Ensure Agile development practices using Scrum/Kanban. 

• Use JIRA for sprint planning, tracking, and task management. 

• Manage source code using Git/Bitbucket. 

• Interact with customers for requirement gathering and planning. 

• Collaborate with hardware, QA, and cross-functional teams. 

• Drive resolution of technical risks and issues. 

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers. 

• Ensure compliance with coding standards, quality practices, and documentation. 

• Work with preemptive, multitasking RTOS-based embedded systems. 

Technical Skills / Requirements 

• Strong expertise in C and C++ with solid understanding of Linux internals. 

• Experience in embedded software for networking and industrial automation systems. 

• Debugging complex networking/protocol issues using tools like Wireshark. 

• Industrial protocols: EtherNet/IP (EIP), Modbus, Profinet, DNP3, ASCII, Serial Communication. 

• Networking concepts: TCP/IP, Ethernet, DHCP, VLAN, NAT, NTP, IPSEC, OpenVPN. 

• Management interfaces: SNMP, Web UI. 

• Shell/Bash scripting for automation and debugging. 

• Version control using Git / Bitbucket. 

• Software engineering best practices: static analysis, unit testing, CI/CD (Jenkins). 

• Agile methodologies – Scrum / Kanban. 

• Strong analytical and root-cause problem-solving skills. 

Good to Have 

• Experience with Docker and virtualization. 

• Experience with Qt framework. 

• Knowledge of secure communication & PKI (SSL/TLS, Secure Boot, Certificate Management). 

• Python programming – Intermediate level. 

• Exposure to Windows installer development.