Software Engineer III

Job Title: 

Software Engineer III 

Location: 

Redmond, Washington 

Job Type: 

Full-time,1 Year On-Going Contract, W2 

Schedule: 

Monday – Friday, Onsite 

Pay Range: 

$77.20 - $90.30 per hour  

Job Description:  

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop and modify device firmware using C/C++ to support visual perceptual quality features across computer vision, graphics, and display pipelines. 

• Design, implement, and maintain test infrastructure used to evaluate perceptual quality metrics, including latency, accuracy, quality, and motion-to-photon performance. 

• Create and maintain unit tests, integration tests, manual validation procedures, and CI automation. 

• Debug issues across the software stack, including firmware, drivers, hardware interfaces, graphics systems, and application-level rendering. 

• Develop optimized firmware and software utilities for embedded platforms. 

• Integrate platform-level features and enhancements where applicable. 

• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve firmware, drivers, and software applications. 

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automation efforts, and software quality initiatives. 

• Create clear technical documentation covering designs, testing strategies, implementation details, and validation results. 

Requirements 

• 5+ years of experience developing and testing embedded firmware or systems software. 

• 5+ years of hands-on C and C++ programming experience. 

• Experience delivering production-quality firmware and software applications. 

• Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle. 

• Experience building reusable test frameworks, harnesses, or validation infrastructure. 

• Proven debugging experience across complex software and hardware environments. 

• Experience with RTOS and multi-threaded or real-time systems. 

• Experience with CI/CD tools and development workflows. 

• Proficiency with Python or similar scripting languages for automation and tooling. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with computer vision, graphics, or display technologies. 

• Familiarity with visual and perceptual quality metrics such as SSIM, JND, flicker thresholds, and motion-to-photon latency. 

• Experience supporting AR/VR or mixed reality platforms. 

• Android platform experience including NDK, JNI, or HAL. 

• Knowledge of image and video quality assessment tools. 

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced engineering environment. 

Skills 

• Embedded Firmware Development 

• C / C++ 

• Python Automation 

• RTOS 

• Embedded Linux 

• Test Automation 

• System Validation 

• HIL / SIL Testing 

• CI/CD 

• Graphics & Display Pipelines 

• Hardware-Software Integration 

• Multi-Threaded Systems 

• Firmware Debugging 

• Computer Vision 

• AR/VR Technologies 

Education 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 

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