CareerPlan

Staff Embedded Linux Platform Engineer

Aviary - SSFFull-time$210k–$260k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, implement, and own shared embedded middleware services and infrastructure for autonomous aircraft flight software stacks.

Role type

Staff Embedded Linux Platform Engineer

Builds

Middleware services, IPC bridges, OTA-update systems, logging, and observability interfaces for autonomous drones

Domain

Aerospace / Autonomous Systems / Embedded Linux

Required skills

Rust, C++, embedded Linux, concurrency, synchronization, networking, IPC, distributed systems, debugging complex cross-layer issues, cross-functional integration, architectural leadership

Preferred skills

Aerospace, robotics, automotive, industrial, or medical domain experience; autonomy, OTA, telemetry, Linux internals, resource-constrained optimization

Technologies

Rust, C++, embedded Linux

Responsibilities

Own design, implementation, validation, and lifecycle of embedded middleware services; Define and evolve IPC, communications-bridge, OTA-update, logging, and observability interfaces; Deliver production Rust and C++ with testing and diagnostics; Set technical direction for cross-service platform architecture; Partner with flight-software, hardware, and integration teams; Investigate failures across software, OS, network, and hardware boundaries; Establish design-review and engineering practices

Seniority

Staff, strategic architecture & cross-team influence