Senior Embedded Middleware Engineer – Linux & C++

Luxoft; San Francisco (CA); Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking an Embedded Linux Engineer to design and develop middleware components for our real-time platform used in traffic-enforcement vision systems. You will optimize IPC, data flow, and resource usage across embedded Linux platforms, collaborating with firmware, cloud, and application teams.

The role requires strong C/C++ skills, deep Linux internals knowledge, and hands-on experience with hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe).

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a 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++

Linux internals

Embedded systems

SoC knowledge

Bash

Python

I2C/SPI/UART/USB/PCIe

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Luxoft is seeking an Embedded Linux Engineer to design and develop middleware components for our real-time platform used in traffic-enforcement vision systems. You will optimize IPC, data flow, and resource usage across embedded Linux platforms, collaborating with firmware, cloud, and application teams.

The role requires strong C/C++ skills, deep Linux internals knowledge, and hands-on experience with hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe).