Software Development Engineer 2

Position Title: Software Development Engineer 2

Position Description: Protingent has an exciting contract opportunity for a Software Development Engineer 2 with our client located in Redmond, WA. This role is Hybrid with 2-3 days a week onsite.

Job Description:

• The team is seeking a talented firmware development engineer to lead and drive SW/FW engineering efforts for next generation products. Qualified candidates should have strong engineering development and technical leadership experience. They should have worked on consumer product development and have experience with releasing products to market. Job responsibilities will also require a strong technical focus on system software design and development, working with various levels of software and firmware developers and management, interacting across disciplines as well as working with external partners to deliver high quality products
• What makes this role interesting? This role provides an opportunity to work on low level hardware and working on new fresh products, cutting edge technology that has not been solved before, and provide the opportunity to use a sense of creativity to create resolutions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Purpose of the team- Team is responsible for audio solutions for team on the Audio Team
• Key projects Working on software and drivers, debugging for the Audio team- intel or Qualcomm side.
• Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm The role will be made up of Driver development, debugging, integration, release management, and maintenance, with 10-15% meetings a week.

Job Qualifications:

• Must Have 2+ years experience with C/C++ and C#
• Must Have 1 year of experience with Logic analyzers or debuggers
• Must Have 1 year experience Developer experience in audio domain a plus
• Must Have 1 year of experience with Device Driver.
• 2-4 years experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required.
• The best candidates would have strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills, have the basic ability to work independently and manage ones time, hold the basic knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery, the basic ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue, knowledge of computer hardware and software and Knowledge of computer development software C/C++ and C#.
• 2+ years of C/C++ Coding experience.
• Experience in Windows drivers development and debugging.
• Experience with new hardware bring-up and factory manufacturing.
• Experience and ability to ramp-up quickly on complex and unfamiliar code across various technology areas.
• Experience with various interfaces including SPI, USB, I2C, I2S, UART, MIPI are beneficial.
• Experience in using task management tools like ADO and version control like GIT.
• Any expertise in Audio domain and knowledge/experience of software Audio stack is a big plus.
• Tolerance for ambiguity with an ability to make progress in the face of it.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across multiple disciplines and functions (Program Management, Test, Hardware etc).
• Collaborate with Internal orgs and partner with external companies to deliver solutions

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Location: Hybrid with 2-3 days a week onsite, Redmond, WA.
• Pay Range: $53/hr. to $67/hr.
• An offer of employment is contingent on successfully passing a background check, and applicants who do not successfully pass a background check will not be considered for employment.

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO) and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies . Were passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.