Senior Embedded Linux Engineer – Yocto & Azure IoT (Hybrid)

Amaris Consulting; Westford (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amaris Consulting is seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer to join an R&D team developing next-generation embedded software solutions for critical communication and safety systems. You will work on embedded Linux-based systems, contributing to full lifecycle development and collaborating across locations.

The role emphasizes design, debugging, testing, deployment, and performance optimization, with a hybrid work arrangement requiring 3 onsite days per week in Westford, MA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in embedded software development.
• Strong experience developing software for embedded Yocto Linux-based systems.
• Strong programming skills in C and C++.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of the embedded software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and design through development, testing and deployment.
• Design, develop and maintain embedded applications running on Yocto-based Linux systems.
• Develop multithreaded, multiprocess and real-time applications in C and C++.
• Analyze technical requirements and contribute to software architecture and design decisions.
• Develop and optimize software features with a focus on performance, reliability and maintainability.
• Work closely with software, hardware, systems and other engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Debug and troubleshoot software and hardware-related issues using appropriate development and test tools.
• Perform code reviews and contribute to software quality and development best practices.
• Participate in software integration, verification and validation activities.
• Work with Azure IoT and connected embedded systems.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, tools and software solutions.
• Support the identification and remediation of software security vulnerabilities, including CVE remediation.
• Collaborate with teams located across different departments, organizations and international locations.
• Contribute technical expertise and provide support and knowledge sharing to other team members.
• Plan and estimate development activities and contribute to project planning.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation related to software design, development and testing.

Skills

C and C++

Embedded software development

Azure IoT

Multithreaded real‑time embedded

Debugging and troubleshooting

GDB

I2C debuggers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Git

Confluence

JIRA

Python

Make

Bash

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Yocto / BitBake

GDB

I2C debuggers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Git

Artifactory

JIRA

Confluence

Bash

Make

Python

Job description

Amaris Consulting is seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer to join an R&D team developing next-generation embedded software solutions for critical communication and safety systems. You will work on embedded Linux-based systems, contributing to full lifecycle development and collaborating across locations.

The role emphasizes design, debugging, testing, deployment, and performance optimization, with a hybrid work arrangement requiring 3 onsite days per week in Westford, MA.