Remote Embedded Linux Expert & Open Source Consultant

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San Francisco (CA)

Remote

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience
Office setup budget
Sabbatical/Retention of Services
Co-working policy
Wellness assessments
Conference attendance
Open source time
Fully remote
No on-call rotations
Sustainable pace
Flexible hours

Job summary

Collabora is seeking an Embedded Linux Consultant Engineer (Remote/Anywhere) to provide consulting services in embedded Linux, bootloaders, kernel and distros. You will work with clients to design solutions, contribute to open source projects, and participate in conferences, while operating in a fully distributed environment.

The role emphasizes upstream collaboration, hands-on debugging, and strong English communication skills, with an emphasis on building deep technical relationships across

Qualifications

  • Broad Linux experience including uBoot, Linux kernel and BSP
  • Open source development methodologies and communities
  • ARM-based embedded systems knowledge
  • Experience with system image creation tooling (Debos, WIC) and OTA
  • Debian system creation knowledge is a plus
  • Troubleshooting and developing for embedded Linux systems; CI tooling experience (GitHub, GitLab)

Responsibilities

  • Upstream and community participation in open source projects
  • Analyze client problems and design open source-based solutions
  • Define and scope client projects with delivery teams
  • Gain knowledge of customer products and target markets as needed
  • Discuss Linux core tech with clients and represent the company at events

Skills

Linux kernel
uBoot
Embedded Linux
Open source collaboration
English communication
Remote collaboration

Tools

Debos
WIC
GitHub
GitLab

Job description

Collabora is seeking an Embedded Linux Consultant Engineer (Remote/Anywhere) to provide consulting services in embedded Linux, bootloaders, kernel and distros. You will work with clients to design solutions, contribute to open source projects, and participate in conferences, while operating in a fully distributed environment.

The role emphasizes upstream collaboration, hands-on debugging, and strong English communication skills, with an emphasis on building deep technical relationships across

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