Senior Yocto Build Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Yocto Build Engineer to design, implement, and maintain Yocto/OpenEmbedded build systems for automotive and embedded Linux platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain Yocto/OpenEmbedded 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, toolchains, 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.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Yocto Project and OpenEmbedded 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, toolchains, 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.

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Salary: $138,800 - $232,700