Senior Embedded Systems Software Engineer – Real-Time Linux

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to design real-time system software for audio platforms. You will drive board bring-up, debug ARM/WiSoC platforms, and integrate vendor SDKs and BSP components into builds and releases.

The role emphasizes C/C++, embedded Linux, and Yocto/OpenEmbedded workflows, with opportunities to optimize performance and work across hardware/software boundaries. On-site position in Massachusetts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or related discipline.
• 5+ years firmware/system software experience for embedded systems.
• Strong C/C++ and embedded Linux proficiency.
• Experience with U-Boot and common boot flows.
• Familiarity with HDMI subsystem and video interfaces preferred.
• Hardware reading of schematics/datasheets preferred.
• Experience with low-level optimization and performance tuning preferred.
• Ability to work in Agile environments and with toolchains.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement real-time system software architectures for embedded audio.
• Bring up and debug U-Boot and embedded Linux on new hardware.
• Lead board bring-up and debug across ARM/WiSoC/BT MCU platforms.
• Integrate vendor SDKs, BSPs, and OS modules into build and release.
• Develop HAL libraries exposing interfaces between hardware and user space.
• Document unit and integration tests for system software components.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded Linux

U-Boot

Kernel debugging

GCC

GDB

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

FreeRTOS

JTAG/Logic analyzers

Hardware bring-up

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

GCC

Binutils

GDB

Yocto Project

Free-RTOS

HDMI Subsystem

USBPD Development

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to design real-time system software for audio platforms. You will drive board bring-up, debug ARM/WiSoC platforms, and integrate vendor SDKs and BSP components into builds and releases.

The role emphasizes C/C++, embedded Linux, and Yocto/OpenEmbedded workflows, with opportunities to optimize performance and work across hardware/software boundaries. On-site position in Massachusetts.