Lead IoT Platform Engineer

1KOMMA5°

full-time

Posted on: 9/23/2025

Origin: • 🇩🇪 Germany

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About the role

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers working on the IoT platform ensuring alignment with company mission and technical excellence
Own the design, development, and maintenance of the IoT platform that powers the 1k5 Heartbeat gateway fleet
Architect for scalability, resilience, and observability at scale; define best practices for coding, releases, and developer enablement
Lead development of messaging & connectivity (Eclipse HONO, MQTT), log collection, and observability services
Drive customization of the Yocto-based Linux distribution and maintain hardware drivers for peripherals
Oversee the implementation and maintenance of security mechanisms such as secure boot and OS-level protections, in close collaboration with the security team
Own the OTA (Mender-based) update processes, ensuring safe rollouts, rollback mechanisms, and robust versioning
Lead gateway hardware enablement including PCB design and flashing stations, support supply chain colleagues with BOM management, and drive certification processes
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (security, supply chain) and enable developer workflows; work with technologies like GCP, OTEL, Docker, Kubernetes, Go

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field
8+ years of experience in IoT engineering
Proven experience in leading projects in IoT and cloud-edge solutions
Ability to set direction and make architectural decisions
Track record of translating complex technical challenges into clear priorities and deliverables
Comprehensive knowledge of application-layer services (messaging, observability, connectivity), OTA update frameworks, and device security
Ability to operate across the full stack: from low-level device software and OS customization to cloud connectivity and developer enablement tooling
Proficiency in Go
Expertise in embedded Linux development (preferably Yocto) and hardware driver integration, with a track record of delivering production-grade edge devices
Hands-on knowledge of hardware enablement, including board design, BOM management, flashing stations, and certification processes
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders and collaborate with cross-functional teams
Bonus points (preferred): contributions to open-source projects in IoT/embedded Linux, patents/publications/conference talks, building developer communities, compliance & certification experience, exposure to mechanical design and injection molding technologies