Senior DevOps Engineer, Apptronik

• The ideal candidate is a hands-on expert in Yocto and CI/CD who is passionate about building robust, automated systems and thrives in a collaborative, innovative environment
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing solutions using the Yocto Project (BitBake, OpenEmbedded Core, layers, recipes, machine configurations, BSPs)
• Strong, demonstrable experience architecting, implementing, and owning CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Solid understanding of Linux OS fundamentals, system administration, and proficient shell scripting (Bash)
• Hands-on experience deploying OS/software to embedded hardware targets
• Direct experience working with both ARM (Nvidia Jetson preferred) and x86_64 (AMD) architectures
• Expertise in Yocto build optimization techniques (sstate-cache, download mirrors, etc.)
• Exceptional documentation skills: Ability to produce clear, comprehensive technical documentation for complex, evolving systems
• Strong mentorship and collaboration skills: A desire to share knowledge, empower teammates, and foster best practices within the engineering organization
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, Infrastructure, or Software Engineering with a focus on embedded systems
• At least 3+ years of direct, hands-on experience building and maintaining systems with the Yocto Project

Desirable

• You will join a team developing state-of-the-art general-purpose robots designed to operate in human spaces and with human tools. It is designed to work alongside humans, mobilize to human spaces, and manipulate the world around it
• In this role, you will be responsible for architecting and implementing our Yocto Project-based build and deployment system from the ground up
• Beyond the initial build-out, you will maintain, scale, and evolve this critical infrastructure to support our rapid development cycles
• You will work closely with our robotics, controls, and perception engineers to ensure a stable, efficient, and highly automated development lifecycle for our Nvidia Jetson (ARM) and AMD compute platforms
• Architect, build, and own the end-to-end Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) pipelines for the company’s embedded Linux OS
• Implement and manage automated deployment workflows targeting both our ARM (Nvidia Jetson) and AMD64 hardware platforms
• Continuously improve and maintain the pipelines, integrating automated testing, security scanning, and artifact management to ensure reliability and speed
• Manage and evolve our custom Yocto Project environment, including layers, recipes, and machine configurations (BSPs)
• Optimize Yocto build performance and efficiency using tools like shared state cache (sstate-cache), download mirrors, and parallelization
• Establish and enforce best practices for the entire embedded Linux build process, making it scalable and maintainable
• Design and implement a robust Over-the-Air (OTA) update strategy (e.g., A/B partition updates) to ensure our robots can be updated reliably in the field
• Oversee the deployment, validation, and maintenance of the OTA update mechanism
• Manage hardware-specific requirements and configurations within the deployment workflow
• Act as the subject matter expert for the embedded Linux build system, providing support and guidance to the wider engineering team
• Develop and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for the system’s architecture, operation, and troubleshooting procedures
• Mentor other engineers on DevOps best practices and empower the team to effectively utilize the CI/CD infrastructure