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Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Linux Platform (R5718)

Shield AI· Hivemind Solutions Division – AUS / International Office Entity
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MelbourneInternational Office EntityPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer to own and evolve the embedded Linux platform and edge compute software stack, with a focus on NixOS and cross-distribution Linux support for Shield AI’s edge devices.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the embedded Linux platforms deployed across edge compute systems, with NixOS as a primary focus.
  • Build and maintain operating system images, configurations and software environments for production hardware across multiple Linux distributions.
  • Evolve and maintain the NixOS platform, including system configuration, packaging and integration of application and hardware dependencies.
  • Develop C++ systems software and platform tooling that supports operation, configuration and deployment of edge systems.
  • Integrate and maintain vendor BSPs, Linux kernels, device trees, drivers, and hardware-specific dependencies.
  • Package application software, system components and third-party dependencies using Nix and other platform-appropriate mechanisms.
  • Develop and improve mechanisms to build, configure, version, test and deploy complete software systems onto edge devices.
  • Bring up new compute platforms and hardware configurations and establish a path from initial integration through production deployment.
  • Define clean interfaces between the operating system, hardware platform and application software.
  • Diagnose problems across application software, userspace Linux, the kernel, drivers and hardware interfaces.
  • Improve system reliability, boot behaviour, performance, security and resource utilisation.
  • Develop automated build, test and validation infrastructure for OS images and hardware/software integration.
  • Collaborate with application, autonomy, perception, hardware and test engineers to integrate new capabilities and hardware.
  • Improve the developer experience for engineers building, testing and deploying software on edge systems.
  • Establish engineering practices to make deployed systems reproducible, traceable and recoverable.

Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of Linux systems from userspace through kernel and hardware interfaces.
  • Experience building, configuring or maintaining Linux systems used in deployed products.
  • Experience with Nix/NixOS, Yocto, Buildroot, Debian/Ubuntu or similar Linux build/distribution technologies (deep NixOS experience valued but not required).
  • Strong software engineering experience in modern C++, preferably for systems/software on Linux-based edge devices.
  • Experience with reproducible builds, dependency management, software packaging or software supply chains.
  • Experience diagnosing cross-boundary problems across application, OS and hardware.
  • Experience with CI/CD and automated build/test systems.
  • Ability to take ownership of complex platform problems from investigation to deployment and long-term support.

Skills

Required:Linux system administrationNix/NixOSC++ (systems software)CI/CDTroubleshooting across layersPackaging and dependency management
Nice to have:Yocto/Buildroot/Debian/UbuntuHardware bring-up
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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