Senior Embedded Linux Engineer; Deployment & Platform Reliability

We are seeking 6 years of experience Senior Embedded Linux Engineer to lead the deployment, update, and platform reliability efforts behind a next-generation scientific instrument used for advanced protein analysis.

This role is focused on the Linux platform running inside a sophisticated hardware product used by researchers around the world. The ideal candidate has extensive experience deploying Linux-based systems to field devices and understands how to build reliable deployment pipelines, manage operating system rollouts, and support long-term maintainability across a deployed fleet of instruments.

If you've built deployment infrastructure for embedded Linux devices, created production-ready OS images, and implemented reliable update mechanisms for systems operating in the field, we'd love to hear from you.

• Own the deployment strategy for Linux-based scientific instruments
• Build and maintain production-ready Ubuntu 24.04 system images
• Design and improve device deployment workflows from manufacturing through field installation
• Develop scalable deployment processes that support instruments deployed across multiple customer sites
• Standardize deployment procedures to ensure consistency across all instrument platforms

• Design and implement robust software deployment and update mechanisms
• Drive the transition from package-based updates to atomic / A-B deployment architectures
• Build deployment processes that support automated rollback and recovery
• Ensure safe deployment of operating system, kernel, and application updates
• Support deployment validation, testing, and release processes

• Ensure reliable system boot, recovery, and long-term operational stability
• Improve reliability of USB devices, peripherals, and external storage interactions
• Support network storage integrations including NFS and SMB
• Troubleshoot deployment-related and system-level issues across deployed instruments
• Proactively identify and resolve platform risks before product releases

• 6+ years of experience developing and supporting Embedded Linux systems
• 5+ years of experience deploying Linux-based systems in production environments
• 5+ years of experience building, maintaining, and distributing Linux OS images for embedded devices or hardware products
• 4+ years of experience designing or supporting software deployment and update infrastructure
• 3+ years of experience supporting Linux-based systems deployed across multiple customer sites or field environments
• 3+ years of experience working with Ubuntu Linux
• 3+ years of experience troubleshooting Linux systems running on hardware-integrated products
• Experience with Linux boot processes, file systems, storage management, networking, and system services
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• 3+ years of experience with atomic update frameworks, A/B partitioning, rollback mechanisms, or OTA deployment solutions
• 2+ years of experience with technologies such as RAUC, Mender, SWUpdate, OSTree, or Ubuntu Core
• 2+ years of experience supporting embedded Linux platforms in production environments
• 2+ years of experience working with scientific instruments, medical devices, industrial automation systems, robotics, semiconductor equipment, or similar hardware products
• 1+ year of experience developing or supporting C#/.NET applications on Linux

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