Senior Embedded Linux Engineer - Devices

Opus Resourcing Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Engineer for their new London hub. This role involves developing Linux Kernels and bootloaders for physical products used globally. The opportunity offers a competitive salary, hybrid working conditions, and great career development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Strong Pension

Health Benefits

30 Days Holiday

Career Progression Opportunities

Work-Life Balance

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Embedded C and Linux OS.
• Strong expertise in Linux Kernel development.
• Experience in automotive, IoT, and physical products.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Linux Kernel and bootloaders.
• Engage in hardware bring-up and device driver maintenance.
• Focus on security, display, and power management tasks.

Skills

Embedded Linux

Linux Kernel

C++

Embedded C

Debugging

Electronics

Device Drivers

IoT

Bootloaders

Tools

Yocto Project

Buildroot

Job description

Senior Embedded Linux Engineer with strong skills in Embedded Linux/Kernel development, Bootloader, and device driver development, is required by a world-leading, high-end customer-centric device company to play a senior role in their new London tech hub, located close to London Paddington. Join a Pan-European Embedded software engineering team of around 30 people with an excellent culture and a product/device-centric focus.

Salary: Market Leading + Strong Pension, Health Benefits, and 30 Days Holiday. (Let's discuss your skills, experience, and situation.)

The Embedded Linux engineer will lead the development of their Linux Kernel, custom Embedded Linux distribution, and bootloaders, impacting physical products used by millions of customers as part of a cross-functional team.

This is a hybrid role, ideally based in the office 2-3 days per week, with some flexibility for highly skilled candidates to work remotely within the UK.

As a Senior Embedded Engineer, you should have skills in:

• Strong expertise in Linux Kernel development and maintenance, with recent Kernel versions.
• Experience working with physical products, devices, automotive, IoT, and connectivity.
• Extensive experience with Embedded C, Embedded systems, and a solid understanding of Linux OS.
• Embedded bootloaders such as U-Boot, Grub, BarBox, preferably on ARM-based systems.
• Experience in planning, requirements specification, and development for new and existing products.
• Proficiency in C++, with Rust or other system programming languages being a plus.
• Skilled in debugging and profiling complex systems.
• Expertise in electronics, circuit diagrams, and familiarity with Yocto Project or Buildroot; knowledge of systemd or other init systems is ideal.

This role is suitable for an experienced Linux Engineer who has worked with physical products in automotive, medical devices, IoT, tablets, or consumer devices.

The responsibilities include:

• Embedded core activities like hardware bring-up and maintenance, enabling new features.
• Diverse tasks including security, peripheral drivers, display, and power management, focusing on Linux bootloaders or device drivers, with security related to hardware, boot, or Linux components.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a recently formed London-based team within a fast-growing European scaleup company, offering excellent benefits, work-life balance, and career progression opportunities. The role involves minimal travel within Europe to collaborate with the European engineering team.

Opus Resourcing acts as an employment agency regarding permanent employment.