Senior Embedded Middleware Engineer - Linux & IPC

Luxoft; Poland; On-site; PLN 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft seeks an experienced embedded Linux middleware engineer to design and develop middleware components, libraries, and system services for embedded platforms. You will work with firmware, cloud, and application teams across Poland and San Francisco to define interfaces and integration points.

You will optimize IPC, data flow, and resource usage, analyze bottlenecks, and debug across middleware, OS, and hardware layers to ensure reliability and scalability of embedded systems.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Proficiency in C and C++ for embedded and system-level development.
• Strong experience with Linux internals (system services, IPC, device drivers, kernel/user space interactions).
• Solid understanding of embedded system architecture, SoC components, and hardware/software interaction.
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python) for build, automation, and testing.
• Familiarity with common hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop middleware components, platform libraries, and system services for embedded Linux platforms.
• Optimize inter-process communication, data flow, and system resource utilization to improve overall performance.
• Analyze and resolve system-level performance bottlenecks, ensuring reliability and scalability of embedded platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (firmware, cloud, and application) to define platform interfaces, APIs, and integration points.
• Implement and maintain platform-level features such as logging, security frameworks, and configuration management.
• Debug complex system issues across the middleware, OS, and hardware layers.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and provide technical guidance for platform evolution.

Skills

C/C++ for embedded

Linux internals

IPC

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, }

PCIe/USB

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

DBus

gRPC

OTA update systems

ARM platforms

CAN/CAN-FD protocols

Job description

Luxoft seeks an experienced embedded Linux middleware engineer to design and develop middleware components, libraries, and system services for embedded platforms. You will work with firmware, cloud, and application teams across Poland and San Francisco to define interfaces and integration points.

You will optimize IPC, data flow, and resource usage, analyze bottlenecks, and debug across middleware, OS, and hardware layers to ensure reliability and scalability of embedded systems.