Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Collabora is seeking an Embedded Linux Software Developer with Open-Source exposure to join their team. The main mission of this role is to provide consulting services in Embedded Linux through software development, integration, debugging, and testing for various products and clients.
Responsibilities
- Contribute publicly to open source projects to ensure Collabora's continuing technical leadership
- Analyse client problems and design solutions leveraging open source technologies and Collabora's technical expertise
- Define and scope client projects in collaboration with the delivery team
- Gain working knowledge of customers’ products, applications, technical and business strengths and target markets
- 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
- Understanding client needs and reconciling time constraints, available technologies and resources, and open source best practices
Skills
- 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
- 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
- Experience with base hardware bringup of new ARM devices
Benefits
- Office setup budget to create your ideal remote workspace
- Sabbatical/Retention of Services – after five years of continuous service
- Co-working policy – support for working outside your home office
- Wellness assessments – biannual wellbeing assessments with a trained mental health specialist
- Conference attendance – we cover expenses and encourage speaking opportunities
- Open source time – contribute to projects you care about, with company support
- Fully remote – work where you’re most productive, with a global team across Europe, the Americas, and Asia
- No on-call rotations – this isn’t support work; focus on engineering and innovation
- Sustainable pace – we’re here for the long term, with no burnout culture
- Flexible hours – manage your own schedule and work when you’re at your best
- Upstream contributions – your work directly shapes GStreamer and the broader multimedia ecosystem, not just client products
- Technical leadership track – path to principal engineer, subsystem expertise, or technical architecture roles
- Consulting track – develop deeper client relationships, lead customer engagements, or shape service offerings
- Mentorship opportunities – both receiving and providing guidance within a collaborative team
- Conference speaking – we support presentation submissions and provide coaching to amplify your impact
- Recognition – your contributions are public, building your professional reputation in the open source community
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