Software / Firmware Engineer (Mandarin Speaking)
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Akvelon is an American company with offices in Seattle, Mexico, Ukraine, Poland, and Serbia. Our company is an official vendor of Microsoft and Google. Our clients also include Amazon, Evernote, Intel, HP, Reddit, Pinterest, AT&T, T-Mobile, Starbucks, and LinkedIn. To work with Akvelon means to be connected with the best and brightest engineering teams from around the globe and working with an actual technology stack building Enterprise, CRM, LOB, Cloud, AI and Machine Learning, Cross-Platform, Mobile, and other types of applications customized to client’s needs and processes.
We’re looking for a Software Engineer with fluent Mandarin Chinese to join an international IoT project.
In this role, you’ll work closely with a firmware engineering team based in China and the Akvelon software team, helping bridge technical communication, align expectations, and support the delivery of agreed project outcomes.
What matters most is a solid software or firmware engineering foundation, the ability to understand technical discussions, and strong communication skills in Chinese.
Responsibilities
- Act as a technical communication bridge between the software team and the firmware engineering team in China
- Help clarify technical requirements, expectations, and agreed deliverables
- Participate in discussions and reviews related to firmware–software integration
- Work with interfaces and communication protocols between firmware and software
- Contribute to code reviews and help ensure good engineering practices are followed
- Support effective collaboration and help keep deliverables aligned with the agreed plan
- Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and code review oversight
- Help teams align on engineering standards and production-ready solutions
Requirements
- Native Mandarin Chinese - essential for daily technical communication with the team in China
- Good English for working in an international environment
- A software or firmware engineering background
- Good understanding of general software engineering fundamentals and practices, including Git, OOP, code quality, configuration/parameters vs. hardcoding, and code reviews
- Experience with interfaces and protocols between firmware and software, such as defining interface/protocol specifications, MQTT, Protobuf, DNS/networking, or similar technologies
- Ability to understand technical problems, communicate them clearly, and collaborate effectively with engineering teams
- Based in Moldova
Nice to Have
- Experience with firmware development for IoT devices, such as sensors, home automation, or connected devices
- Embedded C/C++ or RTOS experience
- Experience with Node.js, React, or React Native
- Previous experience working with engineering teams in China
- Code review, technical ownership, coordination, or Lead/SiC experience
- Experience with SDLC, CI/CD, and release engineering processes
Conditions
🌍 Remote - Moldova
📄 B2B contract
⏰ Full-time with flexible working hours and required overlap for team meetings
🚀 Start: ASAP
📅 Initial project duration: 5+ months, with likely extension
This role is not open to candidates based in the US.
Sounds like a match? Apply - we’d be happy to hear from you 🙂
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Akvelon is an outsourcing company that has been developing projects for clients around the world since 2000, from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. In 15 offices around the world, we create software for large enterprise products and ML applications. ⠀Development office in Ukraine (Kharkiv) was opened in November 2008 and presently employs more than 300 people. Currently Akvelon Ukraine has offices in Kharkiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Gdansk. Only during 2021, our staff grows by 49%! ⠀Companies, such as Microsoft, Reddit, LinkedIn, GitHub, Amazon, Pinterest, Airbnb, Starbucks, T-Mobile, Intel, Nokia, Tideworks, Dropbox and many more, have greatly benefited from working with Akvelon’s talented employees. ⠀We 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 USA 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗛𝗤. There is also the possibility of relocation to Poland. ⠀We offer:— Paid vacation— Paid sick days— Official state holidays— No fixed working day start— Remote work— Paid medical consulting and tests— Compensation for fitness & workouts— Personal career development plan— Paid professional certification and self-development courses— Knowledge-sharing events & meetups— Internal English classes and speaking club— Corporate events and team buildings ⠀Akvelon is about socially significant projects, career growth, and development in various stacks, a culture of environmentally friendly communication and empathy, innovative technologies, and a flexible approach to work. We are not looking for candidates for projects, but we take people to a company where there is always an opportunity to grow and develop effectively in tandem with the team. ⠀Join us —[email protected]