Research Architect - Yocto

Wipro

Bengaluru

On-site

INR 4,200,000 - 6,800,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Wipro is seeking a Research Architect - Yocto for Advanced System Integration to design and implement a Yocto-based build and integration platform. You will translate architecture directions into detailed designs, standardize Yocto modules, and optimize build performance across multiple SoCs.

You will lead LTS adoption, CI/CD enhancements, mentor engineers, and collaborate with platform teams to deliver scalable, reproducible Yocto workflows in embedded Linux environments.

Qualifications

8-11 years of software engineering in Embedded Linux, build systems and system integration.
3+ years of hands-on Yocto/OpenEmbedded experience covering BitBake, recipes, metadata layers and build configuration.
Experience creating architecture and design for build or integration platforms and guiding implementation teams.
Strong Embedded Linux product-development and system-internals knowledge for build and integration debugging.
Hands-on experience in build-time optimization, bottleneck analysis, sstate-cache strategy, parallel builds and dependency optimization.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or Git-based workflows.
Strong Python, Bash/Shell scripting and Git skills.
C/C++ background to trace, debug and patch compilation, linker and system-level failures.
Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate across platform, BSP and product teams.

Responsibilities

Architect and standardize core Yocto/OpenEmbedded sub-modules, including BitBake configurations, recipe design, metadata layers, dependency management and image generation.
Translate principal-level architecture direction into detailed designs, proof-of-concepts and production-ready implementation across build and integration workflows.
Design modular, BSP-independent layer structures and reusable patterns that support multiple SoCs and reduce platform-onboarding effort.
Lead Yocto LTS upgrade and migration activities, assessing layer compatibility, BSP impact, build risks and stabilization needs.
Prepare and maintain architecture documentation, technical decision records, implementation guidance and engineering best practices.

Skills

Embedded Linux

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

CI/CD pipelines

Python

Bash/Shell scripting

Git

C/C++

BitBake

Build optimization

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE/Embedded Systems

Tools

Git

Jenkins

CMake

Bazel

Job description

As Research Architect - Yocto for Advanced System Integration, you will design and implement a Yocto-based build and integration platform. You will translate architecture direction into detailed designs and working solutions, standardize Yocto sub-modules, optimize build performance and system images, strengthen CI/CD and LTS adoption, and resolve complex integration issues across Yocto layers, BSPs and embedded Linux subsystems.

Why This Role – What You Gain

Job description:

The Role Mandate

Build-platform ownership

Shape core Yocto modules, BitBake workflows and reusable integration patterns.

Measurable engineering impact

Improve build time, image size, reproducibility and developer productivity.

Multi-SoC architecture exposure

Create BSP-independent patterns for scalable platform and SoC onboarding.

Global open-source collaboration

Work with platform teams and upstream Yocto/OpenEmbedded ecosystems.

The Larger Impact

Advance the webOS build framework toward upstream-aligned, maintainable Yocto/OpenEmbedded architecture.
Deliver measurable improvements in rootfs or system-image size, build time and engineering efficiency.
Enable reproducible CI validation, Yocto LTS adoption and scalable BSP-independent multi-SoC support.
Strengthen technical execution through design reviews, mentoring and evidence-based optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Yocto Architecture and Build Engineering

Architect and standardize core Yocto/OpenEmbedded sub-modules, including BitBake configurations, recipe design, metadata layers, dependency management and image generation.
Translate principal-level architecture direction into detailed designs, proof-of-concepts and production-ready implementation across build and integration workflows.
Design modular, BSP-independent layer structures and reusable patterns that support multiple SoCs and reduce platform-onboarding effort.
Lead Yocto LTS upgrade and migration activities, assessing layer compatibility, BSP impact, build risks and stabilization needs.
Prepare and maintain architecture documentation, technical decision records, implementation guidance and engineering best practices.

Optimization, CI/CD and Integration

Drive build-performance improvements through bottleneck analysis, sstate-cache optimization, parallel-build tuning, artifact reuse and dependency simplification.
Optimize system-image and rootfs composition through recipe, package, feature and dependency analysis while protecting functionality and stability.
Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated and reproducible Yocto builds, upstream synchronization, LTS adoption and validation workflows.
Lead debugging and resolution of complex build, compilation, linker, packaging, bring-up and system-integration failures.
Troubleshoot embedded Linux graphics and media integration issues, including rendering, playback and hardware-acceleration dependencies.
Collaborate with platform, BSP, DevOps, QA and product teams, and mentor engineers on Yocto build and integration activities.

How the Role Works

The Advanced System Integration team operates as a high-ownership engineering group. The Research Architect works closely with the Principal Architect and hands-on engineers, connecting architecture with implementation, measurable optimization and platform integration. Decisions are supported by reproducible baselines, technical evidence, code reviews and cross-functional design alignment.

Mandatory Skills and Experience

8-11 years of software engineering experience in Embedded Linux, build systems and system integration.
3+ years of hands-on Yocto/OpenEmbedded experience covering BitBake, recipes, metadata layers and build configuration.
Experience creating detailed architecture and design for build or integration platforms and guiding implementation teams.
Strong Embedded Linux product-development and system-internals knowledge for build and integration debugging.
Hands-on experience in build-time optimization, bottleneck analysis, sstate-cache strategy, parallel builds and dependency optimization.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or Git-based workflows.
Strong Python, Bash/Shell scripting and Git skills.
C/C++ background to trace, debug and patch compilation, linker and system-level failures.
Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate across platform, BSP and product teams.

Preferred / Good to Have

Experience with open-source contribution workflows for Yocto, OpenEmbedded, BitBake or Linux.
Experience with Yocto LTS upgrades, upstream synchronization and large-scale platform migration.
Experience with CMake, Bazel, ccache, distcc or Icecream in large build environments.
Experience on consumer-electronics, TV, STB, automotive or another resource-constrained embedded platform.

Educational Qualification

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

What Success Looks Like

Core Yocto sub-modules, recipes, metadata and dependency workflows are standardized and maintainable.
Build-time and system-image improvements are demonstrated against reproducible baselines without critical regression.
CI/CD pipelines and validation workflows improve build reliability, traceability and Yocto LTS adoption.
BSP-independent architecture and reusable integration patterns improve multi-SoC scalability.
Complex build and integration issues are resolved through structured root-cause analysis and technical leadership.