Job Code : HEX20_SW_J01003
Job Description
- Looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to architect and lead development of real-time and Linux-based embedded systems.
- You will drive technical decisions across FreeRTOS and embedded Linux platforms, set architecture and coding standards, and mentor engineers across the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect embedded software systems spanning FreeRTOS-based subsystems and embedded Linux platforms
- Define system architecture, task/process partitioning, IPC strategy, and overall software design
- Lead technical decisions on RTOS vs. Linux boundaries, board support packages (BSPs), and kernel/driver integration
- Set coding standards, review processes, and best practices across the embedded team
- Guide and mentor junior and mid-level engineers; lead design and code reviews
- Drive root-cause analysis for the most complex system-level and cross-layer issues
- Own technical roadmap decisions in collaboration with product and hardware teams
- Evaluate and integrate new SoCs, toolchains, and platform technologies
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 5-7 years of embedded software engineering experience, including system-level architecture ownership
- Proven experience architecting solutions using FreeRTOS (task/priority design, memory strategy, ISR-to-task communication, scheduling trade-offs)
- Strong hands-on experience with embedded Linux (kernel configuration, device drivers, BSP customization, Yocto/Buildroot)
- Deep understanding of microcontroller/microprocessor architectures (ARM Cortex-M/A or similar)
- Strong grasp of low-level debugging and system bring-up across both RTOS and Linux environments
- Track record of leading design reviews and mentoring engineers
- Excellent communication skills, able to justify architectural trade-offs to cross-functional stakeholders
- Ability to lead, mentor, and do task planning for a group size varying from 3 to max 7 engineers.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with multi-core or heterogeneous SoCs (RTOS + Linux running together)
- Experience with secure boot, firmware signing, or embedded security best practices
- Familiarity with communication buses at scale (Ethernet/TCP-IP stacks, CAN-FD, USB)
- Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines for embedded targets (hardware-in-the-loop testing)