Embedded Linux Engineer — Industrial IoT

Blackbook Executive; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbook Executive seeks an Embedded Linux Software Engineer to join a collaborative engineering team responsible for designing, developing and maintaining the Linux software underpinning next-generation products.

Reporting to the Engineering Director, you will work with Software, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, and Product Engineers across the full software lifecycle—from design through integration, testing and deployment—with focus on high-performance embedded Linux environments.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, SE or related field.
• At least 3 years' embedded Linux software experience.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills.
• Solid knowledge of Linux internals (process, networking, services).
• Experience with Git and Docker.
• Debugging on embedded hardware.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Linux applications using C/C++ across embedded and connected environments.
• Build and maintain distributed Linux services for communication, diagnostics and remote software management.
• Develop automated test frameworks and support Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing.
• Maintain and enhance custom embedded Linux images and supporting low-level platform configuration.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, software tooling and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Validate software integration across complex hardware and software systems.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews and Agile development activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to troubleshoot technical issues and deliver reliable software solutions.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded Linux

Linux internals

Git

Docker

Testing

CI/CD

Agile

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Tools

Buildroot

Yocto

MQTT

CAN

Ethernet

Job description

Blackbook Executive seeks an Embedded Linux Software Engineer to join a collaborative engineering team responsible for designing, developing and maintaining the Linux software underpinning next-generation products.

Reporting to the Engineering Director, you will work with Software, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, and Product Engineers across the full software lifecycle—from design through integration, testing and deployment—with focus on high-performance embedded Linux environments.