Posted 56 months ago
Senior Software Engineer - Golang/C++
@ Litmus Automation
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Litmus Automation is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build high-performance, message-driven applications for Linux in its industrial edge computing platform. The role involves writing reliable, testable code and taking part in planning and design with a delivery team. Candidates need at least 4 years of Golang experience, or 5-10 years with C/C++ and willingness to learn Golang. The posting states standard medical, dental and vision benefits, a travel stipend and potential for stock options.
Responsibilities:
- Develop high-performance, scalable message-driven applications for Linux
- Write testable and highly reliable code
- Participate in planning and design activities with the delivery team
Requirements summary:
- At least 4 years of Golang experience, or 5-10 years of C/C++ experience
- Experience with message-driven applications
- Experience with messaging protocols and message brokers
- Understanding of REST and gRPC APIs
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2022-03-31
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Perks mentioned | Stock or equity, Home office allowance |
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Litmus Automation
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Edge Data Platform that powers Industrial AI at scale.
Full company description
Litmus provides an Industrial Edge Data Platform used by manufacturers worldwide to turn machine data into reliable, analytics‑ready information. The platform connects to PLCs, SCADA, MES, historians and sensors, normalizes and contextualizes OT data, and integrates it with cloud, big‑data and AI services. Customers use Litmus to power use cases such as predictive maintenance, asset performance monitoring, quality analytics and Industrial AI initiatives, while meeting enterprise requirements for security, scalability and centralized management. Litmus supports digital transformation by enabling: - Real-time data collection from any industrial device - Automated OT data contextualization - Edge-based analytics and AI model hosting - SLM and LLM support for operator workflows - Secure cloud, MES, and historian integrations - Multi-site governance and deployment We serve customers worldwide across automotive, food & beverage, energy, and advanced manufacturing. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with global teams across North America, Europe and APAC.
- LinkedIn followers
- 29,679
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 154
- Reported office locations
- 2350 Mission College Blvd, 1020, Santa Clara, California 95054, US
- 35 McCaul St, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1V7, CA
- BLOCKS Ebisu, 1-11-2 Hiroo, Suite #408 Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0012, JP
- Karlsplatz 3, Munich, Bavaria 80335, DE
- Boat Club Road, Parakh House, Pune, Maharashtra 411001, IN
- Business categories
- Information Technology
- Software
- Predictive Analytics
- Oil and Gas
- SaaS
- Internet of Things
- Industrial Automation
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Litmus
- Litmus Automation
- Specialties
- Industrial AI
- Digital Transformation
- Industrial IoT
- DataOps
- Industry 4.0
- Industrial Edge Computing
- and OT-IT Convergence
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 40,700,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Litmus provides an Industrial Edge Data Platform used by manufacturers worldwide to turn machine data into reliable, analytics‑ready information. The platform connects to PLCs, SCADA, MES, historians and sensors, normalizes and contextualizes OT data, and integrates it with cloud, big‑data and AI services. Customers use Litmus to power use cases such as predictive maintenance, asset performance monitoring, quality…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2014 |
| Specialties | Industrial AIDigital TransformationIndustrial IoTDataOpsIndustry 4.0Industrial Edge Computingand OT-IT Convergence |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 3 |
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Company Description
Want to join a fast-growing IIoT company that is transforming an entire industry? Looking for an incredible technology career opportunity that allows you to help the best companies in the world realize the power of Industry 4.0? Want to join a remarkable team of talented and proven solution experts with great leaders who know how to win?
We are Litmus Automation, the purpose-built industrial edge computing company. Born in the heart of Silicon Valley in San Jose, California, our products provide the real-time data industrial companies need to maximize the performance of critical operations.
We are in good company with Fortune 500 customers, partners and investors. We are an award-winning and innovative brand recognized by:
- Gartner 2020 & 2019 Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms
- MachNation: 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 1st Place IoT Edge Vendor
- Gartner 2018 Cool Vendor for IoT Platforms
- CEO award of the year award
- Frost & Sullivan: 2019 Product Innovation Award: Edge-to-Cloud IIoT Enablement Platform
Job Description
- Develop high performance and highly scalable message-driven applications for Linux
- Write testable and highly reliable code
- As part of a highly efficient delivery team, participating in planning and design activities
Qualifications
Please apply for this job if:
- you have at least 4 years+ of Golang experience
- OR you have 5-10 years of working experience with C/C++ and willing to give Golang a try.
Key Skills
- Experience with development of message-driven applications
- Experience with one or more messaging protocols and message brokers - MQTT, AMQP, NATS, NCQ, Kafka, etc,
- Understanding of performance bottlenecks, i.e CPU caches, Linux caches and optimizations
- Understanding of different encryption, digital signature, authentication and authorization technologies
- Understanding of REST and gRPC APIs.
- Experience with writing C/C++ applications
Bonus skillset 1 - System Programming
- Understanding of systemd, d-bus, socket activation
- Understanding of Linux Networking stack, i.e. Netlink interface, systemd-networkd, etc.
- Understanding of application packaging - deb, rpm, etc
- Previous C/C++ programming experience
- Understanding of Linux boot process and UEFI
- Understanding of TPM and root of trust concept
Bonus skillset 2 - Industrial Protocols
- Understanding some of the industrial protocols (i.e. Modbus, Ethernet/IP, CANbus, BACnet, etc.)
- Understanding of real-time applications
Bonus skillset 3 - Virtualization
- Understanding virtualization and container technologies - livirt, lxc/lxd, Docker, kvm, etc.
- Experience with license management systems
Bonus skills - Other
- Experience with python
- Experience with ML
Additional Information
Standard benefits included (medical, dental, vision, suppl.), travel stipend, great snacks, company outings & potential for stock options.
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