Sr. Embedded Software Engineer

Lynx Software Technologies, Inc. is offering a remote Senior Embedded Software Engineer role that centers on real-time embedded Linux for mission-critical edge systems within our professional services division. The position comes with a competitive annual salary range of USD 100,000 – 130,000 and the flexibility of remote work. You will collaborate across Lynx products, diverse customer requirements, and open source software, gaining exposure to a wide array of technologies while helping customers advance their embedded software initiatives.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision coverage options
• 401K plan with a generous employer match
• Paid time off plus paid holidays
• Remote work opportunities based on role
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development

Responsibilities

• Operate within the professional services division to gain exposure to Lynx core products, various customer requirements, and open source software
• Establish yourself as an embedded Linux expert within customer engineering teams, focusing on kernel, CPU architecture, security, device drivers, and performance optimization to enable customer software development
• Design, develop, and refactor real-time software architectures and modular components
• Reproduce, isolate, and debug complex low-level problems spanning hardware and software interfaces
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to enhance the overall project experience
• Contribute to product design to assist customers through their product lifecycle
• Work closely with the team to meet deadlines and proactively identify and communicate risks or issues to the customer
• Maintain high quality across all deliverables
• Develop technical proposals to support customer technical decisions
• Perform additional job duties as assigned

Requirements

• 3 to 5+ years of experience building and delivering embedded Linux systems
• Strong Linux kernel customization, device driver design and development, and hands-on experience with build environments such as Yocto, Buildroot, or OpenEmbedded
• Experience with performance optimization and kernel-level troubleshooting
• Experience with memory-managed high-performance ARM Cortex-A or x86 architectures and SoCs (examples include NXP, Freescale, Intel, AMD, Xilinx, Altera, etc.)
• Experience with the Linux kernel itself or another OS with strict kernel and user space separation
• Proven track record of root-cause investigation for OS, hypervisor, or hardware-level driver issues
• Proficiency in the C programming language
• Proficiency with Git at the command line
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting schedules
• Experience leading software projects and providing technical inputs to unblock supporting teams
• Strong sense of urgency and results orientation
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Commitment to delivering high-quality work and helping the team succeed
• US citizenship or US person status

Technologies

• Linux
• Yocto
• Buildroot
• Open Embedded
• C
• Git
• ARM Cortex-A
• X86

Nice to Have

• Experience contributing to open source communities to fix bugs or add features
• Experience migrating drivers between Linux kernel versions
• Scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Experience with real-time operating systems
• Experience profiling and tracing to optimize system performance
• Knowledge of hypervisors, virtualized devices, or security monitoring