Senior Embedded Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Embedded Engineer (Embedded Linux/Yocto): Design and build secure, high-performance software that integrates data, sensors, and control applications for autonomous flight systems with an accent on Yocto-based Linux distribution, cross-compilation toolchains, and low-latency real-time performance. Focus on owning MIPI camera and sensor driver lifecycles, tuning kernel and boot performance, and implementing fail-safes and watchdogs for mission-critical code.

Location: Swindon

Company

hirify.global designs, develops, and manufactures software-defined unmanned vehicles for autonomous systems deployed in contested environments.

What you will do

• Create and maintain a robust, reproducible Yocto-based Linux distribution tailored for autonomous flight.
• Build and maintain custom cross-compilation toolchains and SDKs for the team.
• Own the full lifecycle of MIPI camera and sensor drivers to support environmental awareness.
• Optimize system boot time and real-time task latency.
• Implement fail-safes and watchdogs for mission-critical flight code.

Requirements

• B.Sc/M.Sc in Computer Science, Robotics, Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Senior-level C/C++ development for performance-critical systems.
• Yocto Project experience building custom layers, recipes, and BSPs.
• Deep knowledge of Linux kernel tuning and optimization, including kernel configuration.
• Hands-on device tree work (DTS/DTSI) for hardware bring-up and Linux driver development (drivers and kernel modules).
• Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC).

Nice to have

• Nvidia Jetson experience (JetPack SDK, L4T, CUDA/TensorRT).
• MIPI camera integration (CSI-2 driver development and ISP tuning).
• Experience with or interest in Rust.
• UAV domain experience (PX4/ArduPilot, MAVLink).
• ROS2 development and DDS middleware tuning.
• GStreamer for hardware-accelerated, low-latency video pipelines.
• Security experience (Secure Boot, encrypted file systems).

Culture & Benefits

• Work on deployable autonomous systems with real-world device integration.
• Focus on mission-critical reliability through fail-safes and watchdogs.
• Opportunity to own core low-level components (drivers, kernel tuning, boot/performance).
• Permanent full-time role based in Swindon.

Hiring process

• Interviews to assess embedded Linux, Yocto, driver/kernel, and performance optimization experience.
• Technical evaluation focused on low-level system design and troubleshooting.
• Discussion of fit for UK Security Clearance requirements.