Embedded Linux Developer

Mployee.me; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mployee.me is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer in Bengaluru to develop software for household appliances. You will participate in the full software lifecycle, from requirements through testing, and work with global teams on architecture and debugging. Strong C, Linux, and experience with Yocto/Zephyr are required.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging with hardware tools and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver robust embedded solutions.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines while delivering customer service.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software for household appliances.
• Participate in full software development cycle (Requirements, Design, Coding, Testing).
• Develop and execute unit and functional tests.
• Conduct code, design and solution reviews.
• Share knowledge to build team competencies.
• Provide technical proposals and project estimations.
• Engage in customer discussions directly.
• Collaborate with international partners to define technical requirements and drive architecture.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Work under pressure

Independent execution

Embedded Linux

Zephyr

FreeRTOS

U-Boot

Linux device tree

Linux driver integration

Communication Protocols

GUI / Display

Touch controller interfacing

Debugging skills

Oscilloscope / Logic Analyzer

Tools

Yocto Project

Linux BSP modification

Board bring-up

Linux device tree development

Linux driver integration

U-Boot customization

LVGL / Qt display frameworks

Zephyr

FreeRTOS

ARM Cortex-M / SoCs

JTAG / SWD debugging

Kernel debugging

Job description

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

This section is used to describe what knowledge, skills and abilities are required to perform the daily tasks

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers both in English.
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices

Tasks / Responsibilities:

• Develop embeddedsoftwarefor household appliances.
• Participate in fullsoftwaredevelopment cycle (Requirement, Design, Coding, Testing)
• Develop and execute unit and functional development/tests.
• Conduct code, designandsolution review.
• Conduct knowledge sharing to build up team competencies.
• Provide technical proposals, estimation for new projects.
• Involve directly in customer discussions.
• Work with international partners and engineering teams to define technical requirements, collaborating with domain experts to drive the architecture

Expected skill set:

• Embedded Linux
• Yocto Project build system and customization
• Linux BSP modification and board bring-up.
• Linux device tree development
• Linux driver integration
• U-Boot customization and debugging
• Linux display and touch subsystem understanding
• Embedded Linux performance benchmarking
• MCU
• Embedded C programming
• Experience with MCU firmware development
• Experience with Zephyr and FreeRTOS
• Communication Protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, BLE, Wi-Fi, NFC, USB
• GUI / Display
• Display backend (LVGL, Qt)
• Touch controller interfacing
• Debugging Skills
• Hands-on debugging using: Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Multimeter, UART logs, JTAG/SWD debuggers, Kernel debugging
• Strong debugging skills in: BSP & board bring-up. communication failures, timing issues, power-related problems. driver-level debugging

Good to Have skills:

• Experience with ARM-based SoCs or Cortex-M MCUs (NXP, Ti, Renesas, ST)
• Understanding of boot sequence and memory layout
• Familiarity with kernel logs, boot logs, and low-level debugging
• Knowledge of power optimization techniques in embedded systems