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Senior Rust Application Engineer
Oakville, Ontario HQPosted 2 months ago
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Job Description
Senior Rust Application Engineer
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Oakville, Ontario HQ
Compensation: $140,000 - $165,000 / year
Description
About you:
We are seeking a Senior Rust Application Engineer to join our team and play a pivotal role in developing software for advanced medical devices powered by embedded Linux systems.
This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and healthcare innovation, requiring technical expertise, a deep understanding of regulated environments, and a passion for creating impactful solutions.
As a Senior Rust Application Engineer, you will design and implement scalable, high-performance software solutions for embedded medical devices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including system engineers, hardware engineers and scientists, to ensure our products meet the highest standards of reliability, compliance, and performance.
This position offers the opportunity to work on transformative healthcare technologies while adhering to rigorous regulatory standards like ISO 13485 and IEC 62304.
What You’ll Do:
- Design & Development:
- Develop robust applications in Rust for real-time medical devices running on embedded Linux.
- Implement and optimize algorithms for data processing in regulated healthcare environments.
- Ensure seamless integration between software and hardware components as well as cloud backend services
- Collaboration:
- Work closely with our science team to translate requirements into tailored software solutions.
- Collaborate with systems and hardware engineers to integrate software with embedded systems.
- Compliance & Quality:
- Ensure all software adheres to medical device regulations (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485).
- Drive the adoption of best practices in software engineering, including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and robust version control strategies.
- Mentorship & Leadership:
- Provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
- Lead initiatives and drive continuous improvement within the team.
- Innovation:
- Stay at the forefront of advancements in Rust programming, embedded systems, and medical device development.
- Contribute to the validation, documentation, and testing processes to align with internal quality systems.
What You’ll Need:
- Strong proficiency in Rust programming with experience developing production-grade applications.
- Expertise in embedded Linux systems and development tools.
- Familiarity with interfacing with firmware components and on board peripherals.
- Proven experience in regulated industries such as medical devices or biotechnology.
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP for scalable data storage and analysis.
- Knowledge of workflow management tools and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on building compliant and efficient solutions.
Bonus Points for:
- Familiarity with medical device standards like IEC 62304 or FDA regulations.
- Experience optimizing bioinformatics algorithms for real-time applications.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices for protecting sensitive patient data.
- Background in machine learning or data analytics within healthcare settings.
- Experience with Haskell or Nix.
Why Join Us?
At Vital, you will:
- Work on groundbreaking technologies that directly impact patient care worldwide.
- Be part of a collaborative team that values respect, dependability, and innovation.
- Take ownership of your work while contributing to life-changing outcomes in healthcare diagnostics.
- Grow professionally through exposure to cutting-edge tools and methodologies in both software engineering and healthcare.
Compensation will be determined based on the individual’s demonstrated experience, education, training, relevant certifications or licensure, and other applicable business and organizational factors.
This role is a current, hybrid vacancy.