Senior Firmware Engineer (Embedded Linux Team)

Reports to: Director of Engineering

Salary: $107,882.73 - $116,923 annually

We are hiring for an experienced Senior Firmware Engineer (Embedded Linux Team) to join our company!

The Senior Firmware Engineer is an experienced professional with a strong background in embedded systems development. They are part of the Embedded Linux Team and play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining firmware solutions. Additionally, they possess the skills, knowledge, and ability to lead projects and be responsible for project performance.

This is a full-time, salaried and exempt position that will be working a hybrid schedule (if local in MN) or remotely (if non-local/outside of MN) and will be expected to be available and communicative during the company’s core work hours which is between 9:00am - 3:00pm CST. 

Responsibilities

• Introduce and drive advancements in modern best-practices for our clients and for DojoFive
• Develop, program, review, and test firmware, products, and electronics
• Design build systems, code repositories, and documentation policies
• Proficient with designing and implementing public-key encryption into systems
• Maintain customer communication and prioritize quick responses
• Participate in internal training programs and provide suggestions for improvement
• Demonstrate and hold others accountable to the Dojo Five Values and Dojo Five Way
• Occasionally participate in branding outreach and marketing activities.
• Able to lead projects (with some guidance), including work breakdown, architectural discussion, and guidance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements
• Participate in recruitment activities, including group interviews and technical review
• Participate in sales discussions representing the Dojo Five’s technical capabilities
• Manage work time independently

Core Values

• Always Learning: Demonstrates balance between learning depth and breadth. Shares learnings with others.
• Humble Confidence: Demonstrates confidence without arrogance with team and clients. Focuses on facts rather than blame. Avoids unnecessary drama or panic.
• Always Deliver: Effectively communicates good and bad news with the team and client. Recognizes misaligned expectations and is able to quickly align.
• Push Boundaries: Challenges the status quo judiciously and is able to appropriately scope improvements.
• Give a Sh*t: Demonstrates a deep empathy with client and team needs
• Have Fun: Brings ideas to improve the happiness of others and helps champion their implementation.

Requirements

Desired Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in Embedded Linux

• Programming Languages
• C and C++
• Python
• Rust
• Operating Systems
• Custom Yocto built systems
• WindRiver Linux
• Ubuntu Core
• The Embedded Kit
• Buildroot
• Associated Technologies/Skills
• bitbake
• devtool
• SDKs and eSDKs
• sstate
• kas
• QEMU
• u-boot
• kernel config and driver development 
• board bring-up
• OSS compliance
• buildhistory management
• secure boot
• provisioning
• OTA (delta, A/B schemes)
• cybersecurity and anti-tamper
• CROPS
• udev
• systemd
• busybox utils
• dbus
• binutils
• Development Tools
• IDEs
• vi/vim and/or nano
• Docker/devcontainers
• git
• pytest
• CMake

Who Should Apply? Someone who…

• Has a passion for best practices
• Has excellent people skills
• Enjoys working in an environment where they thrive on continuously learning new skills
• Enjoys working with early stage projects that are driven by non-embedded experts and can make a client’s vision into a reality
• Approaches challenges with optimism, curiosity and kindness
• Prioritizes outcome over ego
• Is a critical thinker and is able to fruitfully extract and discuss reasoning behind conclusions (their own and others’)
• Is a methodical problem-solver
• Is authentic and trust-worthy
• Has experience generating buy-ins from a wide range of stakeholders
• Has experience to not only identify technical and procedural risks, but multiple potential solutions and the ability to effectively communicate the pros and cons of eac