Senior Embedded Software Engineer, AirGarage

• It is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of Linux platforms and application development and who wants to see their work directly improve the performance and reliability of products in the field
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing embedded Linux or edge applications
• Strong proficiency in Python and Bash, with experience shipping production-quality code
• Command-line comfort: you should live in the terminal
• Experience with Docker for creating consistent testing and deployment environments
• Hands-on experience with Yocto/bitbake to customize and build Linux images for production hardware
• Familiarity with OTA update frameworks and tools (ex. Mender) and managing software across a device fleet
• Hands-on experience with Linux systems (dmesg, journalctl, ip, systemd, etc.) and debugging distributed hardware/software environments
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana) and building internal tooling for device health and alerting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex technical findings into clear reports and playbooks
• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, ownership-driven environment
• If you’re not open to traveling ~6 weeks per year for work, this role isn’t a good fit for you

Desirable

• We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to build and maintain the edge applications that power our next-generation LPR (license plate recognition) devices
• You will shape how these systems operate in the field, from the Linux layer to the applications that capture, process, and transmit video and metadata at scale
• You will own the delivery of reliable, production-grade software that runs on thousands of devices
• Your work will keep our hardware online and performant, integrate seamlessly with our backend, and influence system design choices that define how our products evolve. You will strengthen our embedded software stack and drive improvements that make deployments faster, updates smoother, and performance more robust
• You will strengthen our embedded software stack and drive improvements that make deployments faster, updates smoother, and performance more robust
• This role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact on real-world systems
• Architect and evolve the embedded software stack (defining system boundaries, module interfaces, and communication flows) to ensure scalability, maintainability, and efficient integration with backend services
• Build and maintain edge applications on embedded Linux devices, including software for real-time video capture and processing
• Customize and extend Yocto-based Linux builds to support production hardware and future device features
• Implement and maintain software for computer vision, OCR, or other ML inference tasks at the edge
• Develop and maintain containerized environments using Docker to streamline testing, deployment, and reproducibility
• Contribute to OTA (over-the-air) update pipelines and automated testing frameworks to ensure reliable deployments across the fleet
• Integrate devices with backend systems using pub/sub messaging frameworks (ex. NATS JetStream, Kafka, Redis, or MQTT) to connect devices with backend infrastructure
• Collaborate closely with hardware engineers to optimize software for sensors, cameras, and other peripherals
• Troubleshoot and debug board and system level issues using logs, schematics, Linux tools, and protocol analysis
• Author clear documentation, best practices, and internal guides to support the team and streamline problem solving
• Team members should expect ~6 weeks of travel per year for:
• 2–3 full company offsites, “Remote Weeks”
• Lending a hand to support 2 new location launches
• In-person onboarding as well as supporting other onboarding sessions for new team members