Embedded Linux Software Team Lead | MRL Consulting

Overview

As a Senior/Lead Embedded Linux Software Engineer, you will drive the development of Linux-based software for advanced communication and embedded systems while guiding a small engineering team. You will ship robust user-space apps, system services, and APIs for hardware control, with ownership of code quality and CI/CD workflows. You’ll collaborate across platform and hardware teams to shape the architecture and mentorship culture. This role offers impactful work in a global tech environment with hands-on engineering and leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Linux user-space applications and system services
• Develop C/C++ software for configuration, monitoring, and diagnostics
• Design APIs and services for hardware control and telemetry
• Provide technical leadership across software architecture and development
• Conduct code reviews and design discussions
• Mentor and support a team of 3–4 embedded software engineers
• Collaborate with platform and hardware engineering teams
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and development workflows

Key requirements

• 8+ years’ experience in Linux software development
• 3–4 years’ technical leadership or mentoring experience
• Strong C/C++ development in Linux user-space
• Solid Linux system programming knowledge (POSIX, sockets, multithreading)
• Experience developing Linux system services or applications
• Leadership or mentoring experience in small teams
• Strong Git and CI/CD experience
• Python or scripting for automation and testing
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools is advantageous
• Experience with embedded Linux, hardware interaction, FPGA-based systems, telecoms or networking platforms is beneficial

• leadership and mentorship
• collaboration and cross-functional teamwork
• effective communication
• Linux
• C/C++
• Python

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