Research Architect - Yocto

Wipro Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipro Limited in Bengaluru is seeking a Research Architect to design and implement a Yocto-based build and integration platform, standardize modules, and optimize CI/CD workflows. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with platform, BSP, DevOps, QA and product teams to enable multi-SoC onboarding.

The role emphasizes architecture-led design, performance improvements, and upstream collaboration in a high-ownership Advanced System Integration team.

Qualifications

• 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.

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 onboarding effort.

Skills

Embedded Linux

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

Build systems

Architecture design

Python

Bash/Shell

Git

C/C++

CI/CD

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems, or related engineering

Tools

Jenkins

Git

BitBake

OpenEmbedded

Yocto

CMake

Bazel

ccache

distcc

Icecream

Job description

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.

Job Description:

The Role Mandate

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

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 Experience͏

• 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 Have͏

• 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 Qualification͏

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

What Success Looks Like͏

• 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.

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