Senior Embedded Platform Engineer - Linux Kernel & Security

Cylake, Inc; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Cylake in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a seniorembedded systems engineer to architect and implement the platform layer from bootloader to system software on a large-scale embedded system. You will own image and software lifecycle management—packaging, upgrades, high availability, and telemetry infrastructure—while shaping the product from the ground up.

The role requires strong C, Bash, and Python skills, plus experience with Kubernetes, Ansible, and cloud orchestration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with the Linux kernel, drivers, and platform bring-up.
• Experience with HW vendors on requirements and specifications.
• Experience with SW lifecycle management (packaging, upgrades) on embedded systems.
• Experience with k8s, Helm charts, Ansible, and other cloud orchestration technologies.
• Experience with bare-metal provisioning technologies (DHCP, PXE, IPMI).
• Understanding of Secure Boot chains (bootloader, GRUB, dm-verity, and IMA).
• Experience with SELinux policy creation and tuning.
• Strong C, Bash, and Python programming skills.
• Experience developing hardware validation and stress testing suites.
• Experience deploying observability and metrics stacks.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• FIPS and CC certification experience is a plus.
• Rust programming experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement the platform layer (Bootloader through system software) on a large-scale embedded system.
• Manage image and software lifecycle—packaging, upgrades, high availability, and telemetry/debug infrastructure.
• Design and build the system from the ground up in collaboration with hardware vendors and colleagues.
• Contribute to secure boot, observability, and validation tooling to ensure product reliability.

Skills

C programming

Bash scripting

Python programming

Communication

Documentation

Rust (plus)

Tools

Kubernetes (k8s)

Helm

Ansible

DHCP

PXE

IPMI

Job description

Cylake in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a seniorembedded systems engineer to architect and implement the platform layer from bootloader to system software on a large-scale embedded system. You will own image and software lifecycle management—packaging, upgrades, high availability, and telemetry infrastructure—while shaping the product from the ground up.

The role requires strong C, Bash, and Python skills, plus experience with Kubernetes, Ansible, and cloud orchestration.