Senior Yocto Build Engineer

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and maintain Yocto/Open Embedded build systems for automotive and embedded Linux platforms.
• Create and optimize layer stacks, recipes, machine configurations, distro policies, and image definitions for production targets.
• Develop and maintain BSP integrations, SDK generation, and cross-toolchain setups for multiple hardware architectures and target boards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable embedded build system improvements that support quality, security, and delivery speed.
• Drive architectural decisions for build reproducibility, layered customization, dependency management, and image composition strategies.
• Develop and maintain automation tools, scripts, and internal build frameworks to streamline image builds, testing, and release workflows.
• Manage build infrastructure, including local and CI-based Yocto builds, sstate caching, shared downloads, and artifact retention strategies.
• Implement security practices for embedded builds, including signed artifacts, vulnerability scanning, SBOM generation, and compliance with manufacturing requirements.
• Ensure compliance with automotive industry standards and regulatory requirements while supporting embedded software development across multiple target platforms.
• Document build architecture, layer structure, image definitions, and operational procedures for engineering teams and release stakeholders.
• Provide support for build-related incidents, performance issues, recipe failures, and release blockers across development and validation environments.
• Establish build metrics, KPIs, and dashboards to monitor build health, throughput, and developer productivity.
• Optimize Yocto build performance through layer cleanup, incremental build tuning, cache strategy adjustments, and dependency pruning.
• Work with third-party vendors, silicon partners, and platform teams to integrate BSPs, tool chains, and software modules into the release pipeline.
• Drive adoption of Yocto best practices across development teams and mentor engineers on embedded Linux build workflows, automation, and debugging.
• Provide technical leadership as a senior IC, helping shape the roadmap for embedded Linux build infrastructure, toolchain evolution, and software delivery.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with Yocto Project and Open Embedded build systems.
• Strong experience developing and maintaining layers, recipes, machine files, distro configurations, and image builds for Linux-based embedded systems.
• Expert‑level understanding of Git and version control strategies, including branching, release management, and layered software integration.
• Deep knowledge of Linux internals, cross‑compilation, tool chains, and embedded software packaging workflows.
• Experience with C/C++ development and toolchain customization for embedded systems.
• Scripting experience in Python and Bash.
• Experience with containerization technologies and tools such as Docker, Podman, and Buildah.
• Strong understanding of build security practices, artifact signing, reproducibility, and vulnerability scanning for embedded systems.
• Experience with build performance optimization, observability, and metrics collection for large‑scale Yocto environments.

• Master's degree in Computer Science or other STEM focus areas with prior experience as an embedded software developer.
• Experience with AOSP build system and Android repo workflows.
• Experience with Bazel, CMake, or other build systems in a mixed‑language embedded environment.
• Experience with automotive ECUs, Linux-based compute platforms, or multiple target architectures.
• Programming experience in Rust…