Embedded Software Engineer (Embedded Linux)

Location: Paris, France; on-site

Company

hirify.global is a defense prime developing autonomous and scalable defense systems for allied forces.

What you will do

• Own the embedded software stack on compute modules, taking new boards from first power-up to maintained Linux platforms.
• Build and maintain BSPs, device trees, reference images, custom layers, and SDK generation workflows across kernel and silicon revisions.
• Own bootloader porting, signed boot, verified root filesystems, and A/B system update mechanisms.
• Develop and validate Linux drivers and low-level interfaces for I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, PCIe, and MIPI camera and sensor systems.
• Support MCU startup, clocks, and peripherals; lead hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, and design reviews.
• Define verification plans, automate boot and peripheral testing on real targets, document milestones, and collaborate with hardware and platform teams.

Requirements

• MSc in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of embedded software experience, including lifecycle ownership of reproducible BSPs.
• Strong experience with Yocto or OpenEmbedded, including custom layers, BSP integration, image builds, and SDK generation.
• Kernel-space driver development on ARM targets, device-tree work, board bring-up, and validation with real peripherals.
• Experience with bootloader porting, kernel configuration, signed boot, and production firmware updates.
• Strong C, C++, Python, and Git skills, plus debugging with GDB, JTAG, OpenOCD, kernel tracing, ftrace, and perf.

Nice to have

• PhD in a relevant field.
• Bare-metal or RTOS firmware experience on microcontrollers.
• Experience with VPU and NPU drivers and runtimes, perception or control workloads, and UAS, drone, or defense systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on technologies with real-world impact in autonomous defense.
• High standards for rigor, ownership, execution, and operational excellence.
• Close collaboration with hardware, systems, and embedded software platform engineers.
• Mentorship opportunities depending on seniority.