Senior Linux Kernel & Embedded Driver Engineer

Hayden AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Hayden AI in San Francisco designs edge AI systems for transit and government challenges, focusing on perception-based solutions. We are seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to own the low-level software stack interfacing with hardware and to enable reliable, high-performance operation on our edge AI platforms.

You will develop Linux kernel drivers for cameras, sensors, and peripherals, drive ARM64 bring-up on Jetson-class boards, and optimize data paths and hardware validation in production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of firmware or related experience.
• Strong C programming with Linux kernel and driver development.
• Experience with Linux kernel modules and BSPs.
• Deep knowledge of Linux internals.
• Hands-on hardware interface experience.
• Experience with camera subsystems (V4L2) or video pipelines preferred.
• Experience with ARM64 embedded platforms and board bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Linux kernel drivers for cameras, sensors, networking, and peripherals.
• Lead Linux kernel bring-up and platform enablement on ARM64 boards (Jetson).
• Debug kernel-space and hardware interaction issues (timing, interrupts, DMA).
• Develop high-throughput data paths for camera pipelines (CSI, ISP, encode/decode).
• Collaborate with hardware teams for board bring-up and validation.
• Maintain driver support for GNSS, IMU, LTE/5G modems, CAN, and storage.

Skills

C programming

Linux kernel development

Device drivers

ARM64

Kernel bring-up

GStreamer

Video pipelines

BSPs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

NVIDIA Jetson platforms

Embedded ARM64

Job description

Hayden AI in San Francisco designs edge AI systems for transit and government challenges, focusing on perception-based solutions. We are seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to own the low-level software stack interfacing with hardware and to enable reliable, high-performance operation on our edge AI platforms.

You will develop Linux kernel drivers for cameras, sensors, and peripherals, drive ARM64 bring-up on Jetson-class boards, and optimize data paths and hardware validation in production