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Senior Embedded Linux Engineer

Anduril· Tactical Recon & Strike
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Hybrid (Costa Mesa, CA), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$220k - $292kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior embedded Linux engineer role on Anduril’s Tactical Recon & Strike team, focusing on board bring-up, BSP customization, security, and platform software for mass-produced military-grade systems running embedded Linux.

Responsibilities

  • Board bring-up and maintenance on embedded ARM boards (device trees, bootloaders, kernel drivers, etc)
  • Customize vendor BSPs for use with NixOS systems
  • Help secure our embedded Linux systems
  • Closely collaborate with firmware engineers on low-level protocols and software updates to microcontrollers.
  • Develop platform software for rapid and reliable updates of mass-produced military-grade systems.

Qualifications

  • Familiarity with triaging vulnerability reports and mitigating vulnerabilities by patching system components.
  • Experience with Linux kernel development
  • Experience with uboot, EDK2, platform firmware, etc
  • Interest in using Nix/NixOS as an alternative to Yocto, buildroot, etc
  • Experience with C or Rust
  • Familiarity with MCU basics, RTOS, and MCU-level interfaces.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Skills

Required:Linux kernel developmentC or RustU-Boot / EDK II / platform firmwareNix/NixOSMCU basics, RTOS, and MCU interfacesVulnerability triage and patchingSecurity clearanceDistributed collaboration
Nice to have:Embedded Linux systemsCUDA packaging (optional)Functional programming paradigms (optional)C++, Python (optional)

Benefits

  • Benefits information available; comprehensive, competitive benefits package for full-time employees (health, recovery, and other coverage)
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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