Lead OpenWRT Engineer

Truminds Software Systems; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Truminds Software Systems is seeking a seasoned Technical Lead to drive embedded Linux projects, focusing on Qualcomm platforms and OpenWRT environments on target hardware.

You will mentor a team, lead bootloader and kernel porting efforts, and optimize drivers and networking stacks for high reliability in complex devices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Embedded Linux or Android kernel driver development.
• Hands-on OpenWRT experience and kernel porting on ARM SoCs.
• Strong C and shell scripting skills along with build environments.

Responsibilities

• Board bring-up of OpenWRT on Qualcomm SoCs (or similar in mobile domain).
• Integrate and configure U-Boot or other bootloaders for Qualcomm SoCs.
• Develop or port drivers for SoC peripherals (Wi-Fi, Ethernet, GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART).
• Customize and optimize Linux kernel and device trees for chipsets/board variants.
• Integrate Wi‑Fi drivers (ath11k, QCA) and ensure wireless subsystem functionality.
• Enable networking protocols (IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, NAT, Firewall, QoS) under OpenWRT.

Skills

C

Shell scripting

Linux

Embedded systems

Networking

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

OpenWRT build system

U-Boot

Qualcomm SDKs/BSP

ARM-based SoCs

Job description

Job Description

Seasoned and Dynamic Technical Lead with expertise in embedded platforms, specializing in Qualcomm processors, Linux kernel internals, migration, BSP development, and device drivers. This role demands strong leadership capabilities - The role involves bootloaders, driver development, kernel migration, system optimization and mentor a growing team to ensure a stable and fully functional OpenWRT environment on target hardware.

Job Description

Seasoned and Dynamic Technical Lead with expertise in embedded platforms, specializing in Qualcomm processors, Linux kernel internals, migration, BSP development, and device drivers. This role demands strong leadership capabilities - The role involves bootloaders, driver development, kernel migration, system optimization and mentor a growing team to ensure a stable and fully functional OpenWRT environment on target hardware.

The applicant should have deep expertise in Linux kernel development, bootloaders, device trees, Qualcomm SoCs, and the OpenWRT build system.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform board bring-up of OpenWRT on Qualcomm SoCs (or similar in the Mobile domain).
• Integrate and configure U-Boot or other bootloaders for Qualcomm SoCs.
• Develop and/or port drivers for SoC peripherals (e.g., Wi‑Fi, Ethernet, GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART).
• Customize and optimize Linux kernel and device trees for specific chipsets, board variants.
• Integrate Wi‑Fi drivers (e.g., ath11k, QCA drivers), ensure wireless subsystem functionality.
• Enable networking protocols like IPv4-6, VLANs, NAT, Firewall, and QoS under OpenWRT.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.

Experience

• 5-8 years in Embedded Linux or Android platform, Kernel Driver development.
• Hands-on experience with OpenWRT
• Experience with bootloader and kernel porting on ARM-based SoCs.
• Work with Qualcomm SDKs, BSPs (e.g., QSDK), and proprietary firmware blobs.
• Good knowledge of Layer 2 / 3 Networking protocols on Linux
• Solid skills in C, Shell scripting, and Compilation environment

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Previous experience bringing up OpenWRT on Qualcomm IPQ or MSM series or any other SOC like Mediatek
• Experience working with Android-based Qualcomm BSPs and migrating to OpenWRT.