Embedded Linux Software Team Lead | MRL Consulting
MRL Consulting Group
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
- 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
Reference: WJ-747_30818885