Senior Engineer-Visual Studio Code Plugin Developer

Aptiv

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(22)

Ottawa, Canada

Why you should apply for a job to Aptiv:

  • 4/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.7/5 in supportive management
  • 73% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 82% would recommend this company to other women
  • 55% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.

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    Position summary

    nt CI/CD pipelines for plugin testing, packaging, and deployment.

    • Ensure extensions are performant, stable, and compatible across platforms.

    • Create automated test suites for plugin functionality and integration scenarios.

    • Document extension features, APIs, and usage patterns for internal and external developers.

    • Monitor user feedback, diagnose issues, and deliver timely fixes or improvements.

    • Contribute to architectural decisions around tooling, DevOps workflows, and developer experience.

    Required Qualifications

    • Strong experience developing Visual Studio Code extensions (TypeScript/JavaScript).

    • Solid understanding of VS Code extension APIs, debugging adapters, and language server protocols.

    • Hands-on experience with embedded development workflows (e.g., ARM, microcontrollers, RTOS, cross-compilers).

    • Familiarity with embedded debugging tools (JTAG/SWD, GDB, OpenOCD, etc.).

    • Proficiency with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and artifact publishing.

    • Experience with Git, version control workflows, and release management.

    • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work cross-functionally with firmware and platform teams.

    • Ability to write clean, maintainable, well-documented code.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience with C/C++ and embedded firmware development.

    • Knowledge of build systems such as CMake, Bazel, or Make.

    • Familiarity with containerized development environments (Docker, devcontainers).

    • Experience with cloud-based DevOps platforms (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI).

    • Background in developer tooling, IDE integrations, or language server development.

    • Understanding of hardware-in-the-loop testing or embedded simulation environments.

    • Experience contributing to open-source projects, especially in the tooling or embedded ecosystem.

    • Hands-on experience using generative AI tools to accelerate software development, testing, or documentation workflows

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    Why you should apply for a job to Aptiv:

  • 4/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.7/5 in supportive management
  • 73% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 82% would recommend this company to other women
  • 55% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.