Embedded Linux Developer

Location: Ottawa, ON (Hybrid or On-site Preferred) or Mississauga, ON (Hybrid)
Language: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Background Check Requirement: Not specified

About the Opportunity
Are you passionate about building the foundation that powers exceptional technology? We are recruiting for a Senior Embedded Linux Developer to join an innovative organization within the consumer electronics industry, where you'll help shape the next generation of premium streaming audio products. In this role, you'll take ownership of the embedded Linux platform, ensuring the operating system, kernel, and audio infrastructure deliver the performance and reliability expected of world-class products.

Working alongside experienced System Architects, Electrical Engineers, and cross-functional development teams, you'll tackle complex technical challenges from hardware bring-up through product launch. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on both current products and the long-term embedded software strategy, within a culture that values technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous innovation.

What's In It for You
Join a team where your technical expertise is valued and your ideas help shape future products. You'll work on cutting-edge embedded technologies, collaborate with experienced engineering professionals, and contribute to products that combine innovation with exceptional user experiences. If you're looking for a workplace that encourages autonomy, problem-solving, and professional growth, this opportunity offers the chance to make a meaningful impact.

Your Responsibilities
• You'll own and optimize a Yocto-based Linux distribution, managing BitBake recipes, device trees, secure boot configurations, and BSP development for embedded platforms.
• You'll develop and troubleshoot the Linux audio stack, including ALSA System-on-Chip (ASoC), PipeWire, WirePlumber, and digital audio interfaces such as I2S and TDM.
• You'll integrate and maintain third-party vendor SDKs, resolve kernel and driver compatibility issues, and support ongoing platform enhancements.
• You'll collaborate with hardware engineering teams during board bring-up, validating digital interfaces and troubleshooting low-level hardware and software interactions.
• You'll investigate complex system performance issues using tools such as ftrace, perf, LTTng, and Wireshark to optimize latency, boot performance, power consumption, and audio reliability.

Skills and Qualifications
• 5+ years of Embedded Linux development experience, including significant experience with audio or multimedia systems.
• Expert knowledge of Yocto Project, BitBake, BSP development, and NXP i.MX or comparable embedded platforms.
• Strong experience with ALSA System-on-Chip (ASoC), GStreamer and/or PipeWire, including audio driver configuration and debugging.
• Proven experience integrating proprietary SDKs, binary libraries, codecs, or DSP components into embedded Linux environments.
• Strong C programming skills with kernel driver development and patching experience, along with the ability to analyze hardware schematics and digital interfaces.
• Experience using tracing and debugging tools such as ftrace, LTTng, perf, Wireshark, oscilloscopes, or logic analyzers. Experience with Secure Boot, HDMI subsystems (V4L2/EDID), and Python or Bash scripting is considered an asset.

Note from the Hiring Manager
"We're looking for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and takes pride in building reliable embedded platforms. If you're excited by low-level development, collaborative problem-solving, and helping shape the future of innovative products, we'd love to meet you."

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