Senior Embedded Linux Audio Engineer (Remote)

Altis Technology; Ottawa; Remote; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Altis Technology is seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Developer to own the embedded Linux platform for premium streaming audio products. You will shape the kernel, audio infrastructure, and ensure performance and reliability across the platform.

You will collaborate with System Architects and Electrical Engineers, work on Yocto-based distributions, audio stacks, and driver integration, with opportunities to influence long-term software strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Embedded Linux development experience, including significant audio or multimedia systems.
• Expert knowledge of Yocto Project, BitBake, BSP development, and NXP i.MX or comparable embedded platforms.
• Strong experience with ALSA System-on-Chip (ASoC), GStreamer and/or PipeWire, including audio driver configuration and debugging.
• Proven experience integrating proprietary SDKs, binary libraries, codecs, or DSP components into embedded Linux environments.
• Strong C programming skills with kernel driver development and patching; ability to analyze hardware schematics and digital interfaces.
• Experience with tracing and debugging tools such as ftrace, LTTng, perf, Wireshark; Secure Boot and HDMI subsystems (V4L2/EDID) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize a Yocto-based Linux distribution, managing BitBake recipes, device trees, secure boot configurations, and BSP development for embedded platforms.
• Develop and troubleshoot the Linux audio stack, including ALSA System-on-Chip (ASoC), PipeWire, WirePlumber, and digital audio interfaces such as I2S and TDM.
• Integrate and maintain third-party vendor SDKs, resolve kernel and driver compatibility issues, and support ongoing platform enhancements.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering teams during board bring-up, validating digital interfaces and troubleshooting low-level hardware and software interactions.
• You’ll investigate complex system performance issues using tools such as ftrace, perf, LTTng, and Wireshark to optimize latency, boot performance, power consumption, and audio reliability.

Skills

Embedded Linux

Yocto Project

BitBake

BSP development

i.MX platform

ASoC

GStreamer

PipeWire

Audio drivers

C programming

Kernel driver development

Debugging tools (ftrace, LTTng, perf,

Python or Bash scripting

Job description

Altis Technology is seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Developer to own the embedded Linux platform for premium streaming audio products. You will shape the kernel, audio infrastructure, and ensure performance and reliability across the platform.

You will collaborate with System Architects and Electrical Engineers, work on Yocto-based distributions, audio stacks, and driver integration, with opportunities to influence long-term software strategy.