Embedded Linux Engineer

Location: On-site in Austin, Texas, requiring at least four days per week at the hirify.global Center. Travel may include up to 15% domestic or international travel. Relocation to the United States may be authorized.

Expected annual compensation: $124,127–$151,710, including base pay and eligible variable incentive pay.

Company

hirify.global develops products and technologies across industrial automation, robotics, electromechanical systems, and energy delivery.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain real-time PREEMPT-RT Linux software for automated electromechanical systems.
• Design interfaces between embedded firmware, DSPs, sensors, and higher-level application software.
• Build system services, device drivers, and middleware for deterministic machine-control operation.
• Implement coordinated motion control over EtherCAT and integrate motors, encoders, sensors, and actuators.
• Integrate control platforms with machine-vision, AI Edge inspection, and operator HMI subsystems.
• Support architecture, prototyping, integration, testing, deployment, commercialization, and collaboration with hardware, firmware, systems, suppliers, and external partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least three years of C/C++ software development for embedded systems and real-time operating systems such as PREEMPT-RT Linux.
• At least three years of experience with multithreaded and concurrent software, inter-process communication, and complex hardware/software debugging.
• At least three years of experience with source control and modern software development tools.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.
• Must work on-site in Austin at least four days per week.

Nice to have

• Master's degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience with DSP integration, signal processing, machine control, device drivers, or middleware.
• Python scripting and automation experience.
• Knowledge of EtherCAT, CANopen, Modbus, TCP/IP, motion or servo control, torque motors, and encoder feedback.
• Experience integrating machine-vision cameras, image pipelines, and OpenCV.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams and external development partners.
• Opportunities to develop intellectual property in automation, robotics, and cable installation technologies.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, health savings and flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance, paid absences, and retirement benefits.
• Employees contribute to environmental health and safety practices and continuous improvement.