Senior Embedded Platform Engineer - Linux Kernel & Security

Cylake

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 250,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Cylake in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an experienced embedded systems engineer to architect and implement the platform layer for a large-scale cyber security product. You will work from bootloader to system software, shaping image packaging, upgrades, high availability, and telemetry.

The role offers a chance to build from the ground up with a world-class team. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Linux kernel, drivers, and embedded development, plus experience with Kubernetes, Ansible, and secure

Qualifications

5+ years experience with Linux kernel, drivers and platform bring-up.
Experience with HW vendors on requirements and specs.
Experience with SW lifecycle management on embedded systems.
Experience with cloud orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible).
Experience with bare-metal provisioning (DHCP, PXE, IPMI).
Understanding of Secure Boot chains (bootloader, GRUB, dm-verity, IMA).
Experience with SELinux policy creation and tuning.
Strong C, Bash, and Python programming skills.
Experience developing hardware validation and stress tests.
Experience deploying observability and metrics stacks.

Responsibilities

Architect and implement the platform layer from bootloader through system software for a large-scale embedded system.
Manage image and software lifecycle: packaging, upgrades, high availability, telemetry and debugging infrastructure.
Collaborate with hardware vendors and internal teams to design and implement the system from ground up.