Technical Support Specialist
Webbing
IoT
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformIoTLinux
About the role
- Build and maintain the foundational software stack for our IoT gateway using Yocto-based Linux builds
- Develop and optimize Go-based services for MQTT message brokering and integration with Eclipse Hono for telemetry and command flows
- Implement logging and metrics collection pipelines to provide observability and troubleshooting capabilities for large-scale deployments
- Implement and maintain secure OTA update pipelines using Mender, ensuring safe rollback and version management
- Design and maintain secure boot and hardware safeguards to guarantee trusted firmware execution
- Collaborate with hardware engineers on board-level design, validation, and certification of the gateway
- Ensure compliance with security and connectivity certifications relevant to large-scale IoT deployments
- Work with observability tools (log collectors, metrics exporters, remote debugging tools) and DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, secure OTA processes)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in IoT platform engineering
- Proficiency in Go
- Hands-on experience with OTA firmware deployment (Mender or equivalent)
- Previous involvement in low-level Linux kernel or driver customization
- Solid understanding of MQTT, messaging backbones, and device-to-cloud data flows
- Exposure to hardware design, validation, and certification processes
- Familiarity with DevOps practices (CI/CD, containerization, test automation)
- Ability to collaborate across hardware, embedded, and cloud teams
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical mindset
- Clear and effective communicator in English (German is a plus)
- Bonus points for: Experience with Eclipse Hono
- Bonus points for: Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform
- Bonus points for: Contributions to open-source projects related to MQTT, Yocto, or OTA update frameworks
- Bonus points for: Practical experience implementing secure boot
- Bonus points for: Passion for climate tech and distributed energy systems
