Embedded Linux Senior Software Engineer - Optimisation

Accountabilities

• • Design and implement optimized Linux integrations for the latest IoT, embedded, desktop, and server-class hardware platforms.
  • Collaborate with hardware and technology partners to deliver high-performance, reliable, and polished Linux experiences on their platforms.
  • Take a holistic approach to platform optimization, contributing to technical plans, testing strategies, quality metrics, and overall system performance.
  • Serve as a technical lead on complex customer engagements involving complete architectures spanning cloud, edge, hardware, operating systems, and applications.
  • Support customers with application integration, SDK adoption, device OS image creation, and application optimization across Linux-based platforms.
  • Work across the full Linux software stack, from low-level system components through middleware, applications, and graphical environments.
  • Investigate and resolve complex performance, integration, compatibility, and platform issues across diverse hardware and software configurations.
  • Collaborate with distributed engineering teams and external partners to integrate next-generation platform features and performance enhancements.
  • Contribute to open-source projects and help maintain high-quality engineering and packaging practices.
  • Apply technical judgment and creative problem-solving to deliver solutions across a wide variety of embedded, IoT, and enterprise use cases.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong professional experience developing software for Linux-based environments, ideally across embedded, IoT, desktop, or server platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux packaging technologies such as Debian, RPM, or Yocto.
  • Strong programming experience in C and C++.
  • Experience working with open-source communities, development practices, and software licensing.
  • Strong understanding of Linux systems and the ability to work across different layers of the software stack.
  • Experience working effectively in globally distributed teams through strong self-discipline, autonomy, and motivation.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical partners and customers.
  • Experience with graphics stacks is a plus.
  • Good understanding of networking technologies and protocols, including TCP/IP, DHCP, and HTTP/REST.
  • Basic understanding of security best practices for IoT, embedded, or server environments.
  • Experience across embedded platforms, including boards, SoCs, BMCs, bootloaders, firmware, operating systems, applications, and services, is highly valued.
  • Familiarity with Docker, OCI containers, or Kubernetes is a plus.
  • Strong passion for technology, continuous learning, and solving complex engineering problems.
  • Public speaking or technical presentation experience is an advantage.

  Benefits

  • Fully remote working environment with the flexibility of working from anywhere.
  • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
  • Annual compensation review.
  • Performance-based annual bonuses or other additional rewards may apply depending on the role and location.
  • Recognition and rewards programs.
  • Annual holiday leave.
  • Parental leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Opportunities to travel internationally and meet colleagues during in-person engineering sprints.
  • Priority Pass access and travel upgrades for eligible long-haul company events.
  • Opportunity to work with advanced Linux, IoT, embedded, cloud, and server technologies.
  • Exposure to next-generation hardware platforms and collaboration with major technology and silicon partners.
  • Opportunity to contribute to open-source technologies used across a broad range of global industries.
  • Significant technical ownership across complex system architectures and performance optimization initiatives.