Embedded Linux Engineer (General, Debian, BSP)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Maintain and add support Torizon OS for different SoC platforms (NXP, TI and more to come)
• Keep close contactwith other teams inside R&D to guarantee Toradex’s full stack approach
• Maintain and expand automated build and test cases for Torizon OS
• Continuously improve DevOps best practices
• A general role is possible, however, depending on specialization other responsibilities may be discussed. These include:
• BSP: With expertise in Embedded Linux: Bootloader and Linux Kernel
• Making sure Linux BSPs and related software offerings for our SoMs (System on Modules) are constantly developed, maintained, and quality improved - from initial bring-up, to driver and kernel development, up to build-system, tooling and distro level development.
• Develop and maintain Embedded Linux BSPs for embedded computer modules
• Device driver development: optimizations, bug fixing, add new functionality
• Eco-system: porting of third party software libraries, develop Software tools and utilities from scratch, Boot loader firmware
• Debian and Container Development: With expertise in Debian:
• Focus on Debian Packages and Containers for the OS, responsible for maintaining the Debian-based Docker images - specialized to leverage the graphics stack and hardware acceleration - and the Debian packages for embedded SoCs vendor-specific features like GPU, NPU, VPU, and the upstream community packages.
• Write and update Debian packages for downstream SoC vendor packages.
• Contribute to upstream Debian packages related to features supported by Torizon.
• Create and maintain existing Debian-based Docker container images for Torizon.
• Maintain and improve the packages and containers' automated build and test infrastructure

Desired Candidate Profile:

Mandatory:

• Experience OpenEmbedded/Yocto and its best practices
• Experience in Embedded Linux and Embedded Systems
• Advanced Linux knowledge
• Intermediate Docker knowledge
• Proactive and communicate

Nice to have:

• Contributions to FOSS projects
• Contributions to Debian

Willing to learn:

• How to debug OS/embedded system/software in various languages
• Best practices on build automation and test setup (CI/CD, DevOps)
• Writing automated tests

Salary: Attractive

Location: Accra