About the Role
We are currently looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Embedded Linux Software Developer with Open-Source exposure to join our team. Your main mission will about providing consulting services to our customers in the areas of Embedded Linux (Bootloaders, Linux kernel, Linux Distros) through software development, integration, debug and testing for different types of products and customers.
Location: Fully remote
Travel: Optional conference attendance
About the Role
We are currently looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Embedded Linux Software Developer with Open-Source exposure to join our team. Your main mission will about providing consulting services to our customers in the areas of Embedded Linux (Bootloaders, Linux kernel, Linux Distros) through software development, integration, debug and testing for different types of products and customers.
Location: Fully remote
Travel: Optional conference attendance
What You’ll Actually Do
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Upstream & Community Participation: Contribute publicly to open source projects to ensure Collabora's continuing technical leadership
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Real-World Impact: Analyse client problems and design solutions leveraging open source technologies and Collabora's technical expertise
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Customer Collaboration: Define and scope client projects in collaboration with the delivery team
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Breadth When Needed: Gain working knowledge of customers’ products, applications, technical and business strengths and target markets
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Be a Technical Advisor: Discussing Linux core system technologies with clients and representing the company at conferences and trade shows to demonstrate and promote our leadership in the open source arena
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Deep Technical Work: Understanding client needs and reconciling time constraints, available technologies and resources, and open source best practices
What We’re Looking For
Required:
Broad Linux experience (e.g. uBoot, Linux kernel and BSP, Embedded Linux Distros (e.g. Yocto, Debian)
Knowledge of open source development methodologies and relevant open source communities
Knowledge of ARM processors-based embedded systems
Experience with System image creation tooling (e.g. debos, wic) and OTA technologies are essential
Experience with Debian system creation specifically would be a big plus
Experience in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues in a Linux-based environment
Experience with software development for embedded linux systems
Experience with modern CI tooling (github, gitlab)
Good English language skills (both verbal and written)
Ability to work and communicate in an online fully distributed environment
Nice to Have:
Familiarity with one or more of Collabora's market verticals
Experience with the Rust programming language
Experience with setting up secure/trusted boot chains
Experience with creating A/B boot systems or other atomic upgrade schemes…