Senior Systems Software Engineer — Embedded & Kernel (C/C++)

Blue Origin; Washington; Hybrid; USD 249,000 - 348,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer to join the Network and Software Engineering team supporting TeraWave in the Greater Seattle Area or the Bay Area.

You will build the foundational layer-3 platform infrastructure across satellites, user terminals, gateways, and data-plane. The role requires 8+ years in C/C++, deep Linux kernel knowledge, and experience with Buildroot/Yocto/Bazel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related STEM discipline (or 10+ years in software development).
• 8+ years C/C++ experience in Linux or embedded environments.
• Strong Linux kernel knowledge and driver development.
• Experience with system-level debugging tools (GDB, perf, eBPF).
• Familiarity with Buildroot, Yocto, Bazel or similar build systems.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performance packet processing applications in C/C++ using DPDK and FD.io VPP.
• Develop and maintain Linux kernel modules and device drivers.
• Develop drivers and software interfaces for hardware accelerators and SmartNICs.
• Debug system-level performance issues and tune the networking stack for satellite links.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers on low-level systems programming.

Skills

C/C++

Linux kernel

System-level debugging

Embedded Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or related STEM

Tools

DPDK

FD.io VPP

Buildroot

Yocto

Bazel

GDB

perf

eBPF

Job description

Blue Origin is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer to join the Network and Software Engineering team supporting TeraWave in the Greater Seattle Area or the Bay Area.

You will build the foundational layer-3 platform infrastructure across satellites, user terminals, gateways, and data-plane. The role requires 8+ years in C/C++, deep Linux kernel knowledge, and experience with Buildroot/Yocto/Bazel.