Software Engineer (Hopkins, MN - Hybrid)

Digi International (Digi) is a leading global provider of mission-critical and business-critical machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services. We help our customers create next generation connected products, deploy, and manage critical communications infrastructures in demanding environments. Our embedded modules and off-the-shelf routers, gateways and network products are designed for relentless reliability and deliver unquestioned performance and security. Our cloud-based software and professional services help customers put their connected products and assets to work across a broad range of mission-critical industry applications. Founded in 1985, we have helped our customers connect over 100 million things and growing.

Position

In our fast-paced and agile R&D division at Digi, we are focused on mission critical solutions in the industrial IOT space for our customers. This includes the new design and development of software for cellular routers, gateways, networking and infrastructure equipment.

Location: Hybrid to Hopkins, MN office

What We Offer

• Genuinely flexible work arrangements with remote working and extended business hours to cater for your personal situation
• Be part of a global team: You will join an engineering team with staff in software team members in Europe, UK, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Florida, New Zealand and Australia
• Be a part of some innovative new technology. We work on next generation cellular connectivity solutions, 5G, mmWave and more
• Be part of solving mission critical rollouts globally. It is likely you have benefited from our products but not realized. We have products everywhere: From elevators, to digital signs, to traffic lights, to trains and other vehicles
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Friendly team and relaxed work environment
• Continuous innovation through dedicated R & D team

What to expect the first 90 days:

• Full-time exclusive use of a Linux development system
• Get intimately familiar with our development environment & start compiling our embedded Linux distribution to our targeted hardware products
• As directed, take ownership and work on known bugs and issues for the products
• New feature development, feature enhancement, bug reproductions and fixes, testing and test development, documentation
• Software design and implementation relating to network devices

Who You Are and What You Bring

• Proven C programming experience (C# or C++ is not considered)
• Proven experience working on Linux kernel
• Proven experience implementing network protocols and advanced digital security concepts
• Proven experience developing and troubleshooting device drivers for Linux
• Proven experience of writing automated tests in a test-driven development environment
• Proven experience of JavaScript
• Degree in Software Engineering or similar

Desired But Not Required

• Strong Linux compilation & development
• Strong TCP/IP, etc. networking protocols
• Strong Linux system administration
• Strong Scripting (python, shell)
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools and git
• Show open-source contribution or authorship in the past
• Familiarity with networking equipment such as routers and VPN appliances

At Digi, we embrace diversity and inclusion among our teammates. It is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are committed to providing an environment of respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates.

Digi International offers a distinctive Total Rewards package including new hire stock award, paid parental leave, open (uncapped) PTO, and hybrid work environment in addition to our competitive medical, health & wellbeing and compensation offerings.