Embedded Software Engineer – Linux Specialist
📌Eindhoven, Netherlands 🇳🇱
⏱︎ full-time
🧙♂️ mid-level
As an Embedded Software Engineer with a focus on Linux, you contribute to the technical success of our projects by developing and industrializing new products and processes that meet customer-specific demands. You specialize in embedded Linux development, security, and system optimization, ensuring robust and scalable solutions. Your expertise lies in the lower layers of Linux, including kernel development, bootloaders, and system internals,not just package management. Additionally, you will also work on embedded software development for microcontrollers in C, making versatility across different embedded platforms a valuable asset.
Your daily tasks
As part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary project team, you will:
- Execute feasibility studies for technical solutions.
- Contribute to defining functional specifications and test plans.
- Identify and mitigate software-related risks.
- Design, develop, and optimize embedded Linux software at the kernel and system level.
- Develop and maintain bootloaders, kernel modules, and system applications.
- Work with build systems such as Yocto to create custom Linux distributions.
- Ensure security best practices, including privilege separation and vulnerability (CVE) management.
- Develop Python applications for embedded systems.
- Develop embedded software for microcontrollers in C.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, and mechanical engineers to create integrated solutions.
- Utilize Docker for containerized development and deployment.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and integration.
Job requirements
Your profile
- BSc, BEng, or MSc in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of experience in embedded software development.
- Proactive mindset with a strong sense of responsibility.
- Eager to learn and hands-on approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to communicate effectively across disciplines (electronics, mechanics, software).
- Accurate and structured working style.
- Proficient in English (speaking & writing).
- Experience with:
- Embedded Linux at the system level (Yocto, Bash/sh, Python scripting)
- Kernel and bootloader development (C programming, low-level debugging)
- Python application programming
- Embedded software development for microcontrollers (C programming)
- Security concepts: privilege separation, CVE analysis, and mitigation
- ARM-based architectures (Cortex-M/A)
- Understanding of electronics and embedded system design
- Docker for containerized environments
- CI/CD pipelines for automated builds and testing
- Bonus skills:
- RF technologies (WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee)
- Control systems
- Simulation and modeling
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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