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Pune, Maharashtra, India Today Not disclosed
Embedded Systems Linux Jobs
Embedded systems Linux engineering spans the full range from bare-metal microcontrollers to complex multi-core SoCs running full Linux distributions. It encompasses hardware bring-up, BSP development, real-time Linux, device drivers, and custom OS images for industrial, automotive, medical, and consumer electronics applications.
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Burlingame, California, United States Today Not disclosed
Glen Cove, New York, United States Yesterday $170k – $210k
Long Beach, California, United States Yesterday $154k – $211k
RM
Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States Yesterday Not disclosed
Los Angeles, California, United States Yesterday $25 – $34
San Francisco, California, United States Yesterday Not disclosed
BC
Palo Alto, California, United States Yesterday Not disclosed
BC
Palo Alto, California, United States Yesterday Not disclosed
Pangyo, South Korea Yesterday Not disclosed
Irvine, California, United States Yesterday Not disclosed
Hawthorne, California, United States Yesterday $125k – $175k
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Henderson, Colorado, United States Yesterday $122k – $135k
Fremont, California, United States; Salem, Oregon, United States; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Yesterday $175k – $273k
Mountain View, California, United States Yesterday $235k – $352k
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; Palo Alto, California, United States; Detroit, Michigan, United States 2d ago $179k – $269k
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States 4d ago Not disclosed
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Columbus, Ohio, United States 4d ago Not disclosed
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 4d ago Not disclosed
SA
San Mateo, California, United States 5d ago $100k – $300k
Frequently Asked Questions
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Embedded Linux systems run on resource-constrained hardware with specific real-time or size requirements. Unlike server Linux which runs on standard hardware with full package sets, embedded Linux is typically a custom-built minimal image using Yocto, Buildroot, or similar tools. The hardware is often custom PCBs rather than commodity servers, requiring BSP development and driver porting.
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A BSP (Board Support Package) is the collection of software (bootloader, kernel configuration, device drivers, and build recipes) needed to run Linux on specific hardware. Every new embedded platform requires a BSP. Writing or porting a BSP is a core skill for embedded Linux engineers. BSP development requires understanding the hardware datasheet, memory map, peripheral interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB), and Linux driver model.
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Standard Linux has bounded but not guaranteed latency, making it unsuitable for hard real-time applications. The PREEMPT_RT patch set (now being mainlined into the kernel) transforms Linux into a real-time OS with deterministic interrupt latency, suitable for industrial control, robotics, and audio processing. Embedded Linux engineers building control systems frequently work with PREEMPT_RT or RTOS/Linux hybrid architectures.
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Embedded Linux engineers are hired across automotive (ADAS, infotainment, instrument clusters), industrial automation (PLCs, robotics, HMI panels), medical devices (patient monitors, imaging equipment), consumer electronics (smart TVs, set-top boxes, cameras), telecommunications (base stations, routers), aerospace and defence, and IoT (gateways, sensors, edge computing).