Embedded Software Engineer (Embedded Linux)

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland; on-site

Company

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

What you will do

• Own the embedded software stack for compute modules, taking new hardware from first power-up to a maintained Linux platform.
• Build and maintain BSP layers, device trees, reference images, custom layers, and SDK generation across kernel upgrades and silicon revisions.
• Port and secure boot chains, including signed boot, verified root filesystems, and A/B system updates.
• 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 board bring-up, hardware validation, and system-level debugging.
• Define verification plans, automate boot and peripheral tests on real targets, document milestones, and collaborate with hardware and platform teams.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of embedded software experience, including ownership of BSPs through their lifecycle.
• MSc in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field; hands-on bring-up experience is particularly important.
• 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, bootloader porting, secure boot, and firmware updates.
• Strong C and C++, Python scripting, and Git skills.
• Experience with GDB, JTAG, OpenOCD, kernel tracing, ftrace, and perf, plus rigorous documentation and communication skills.

Nice to have

• PhD in a relevant engineering field.
• Bare-metal or RTOS firmware development for microcontrollers.
• Experience with VPU and NPU drivers, runtimes, perception or control workloads, and UAS, drone, or defense systems.
• Experience with in-house or non-standard embedded build systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on autonomous defense systems with real-world operational impact.
• Operate in a demanding environment focused on rigor, ownership, excellence, and execution.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, systems, and embedded software platform engineers.
• Take on technically challenging work in a fast-paced organization following a $200M Series B.