Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Linux)

• As an Embedded Linux Software Engineer you will be a key member of our embedded software team responsible for developing, testing, and documenting firmware that gets deployed to all avionics boxes throughout our rocket vehicles
• In this role, you’ll develop embedded Linux software for network switch and camera platforms, creating production-grade applications and system services that power real-world devices deployed at scale
• You’ll focus on the integration of networking, video, and hardware interfaces, implementing software that interacts directly with hardware peripherals, networking subsystems, and video pipelines running on embedded SoCs
• Working closely with hardware, systems, and platform teams, you’ll lead system bring-up and platform integration efforts for new hardware, debug complex issues across the full stack from hardware and kernel to drivers and application layers and participate in validation and performance tuning
• This position offers the opportunity to contribute to software architecture improvements, maintain high-performance and reliable code, and support critical testing and troubleshooting activities in both lab and field environments as we build aerospace technology that flies

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Additional stipend for employee wellness
• 401(k)
• Equity
• 11 company holidays & generous PTO
• Monthly lunches, game nights, holiday celebrations, and offsite events
• Generous parental leave and provide a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and other family-building benefits
• $2,000 annual learning stipend
• Constant training opportunities, company Lunch and Learns, and access to industry conferences- 5+ years of experience developing software for embedded systems
• Experience working with cross-compiled systems and build systems
• Familiarity with Linux networking and system programming
• Strong debugging skills across hardware and software boundaries
• Experience developing applications on embedded Linux platforms
• Strong programming skills in C/C++
• Experience debugging using tools such as gdb, strace, perf, tcpdump, etc
• Experience with camera pipelines, video processing, or multimedia frameworks
• Familiarity with low-level embedded development (MCU, RTOS, or bare-metal)
• Experience with network switching, routing, or networking protocols
• Experience with Yocto or similar Linux build systems
• Experience with hardware bring-up and board support package
• Experience developing or modifying Linux device drivers
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing for embedded systems