othermo GmbH

Embedded Linux Engineer

othermo GmbH

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Alzenau • Germany

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Tech Stack

IoTLinuxPythonRustShell Scripting

About the role

  • Develop and maintain Linux-based gateway firmware
  • Design and implement the OTA update pipeline (signing/verification/encryption, versioning, rollout strategies, changelogs)
  • Own the firmware security architecture
  • Set up (VM-based) integration and hardware-near tests; ensure reproducible builds and root-cause analysis
  • Analyze telemetry and log data to support monitoring, parameterization and effectiveness verification
  • Support firmware operations in the field and collaborate with 3rd-level support

Requirements

  • Several years of hands-on experience with embedded Linux firmware (Buildroot)
  • Understanding of kernel drivers, hardware compatibility and IoT security concepts
  • Shell scripting
  • Experience with Linux userspace and tooling: systemd, cross-compiling, packaging, NetworkManager, Python/Rust packaging
  • Experience running OTA updates in production covering signing/verification, versioning and release management
  • Experienced with testing and quality-assurance concepts such as unit/integration/HIL tests, metrics, Git/GitLab CI/CD, reproducible builds
  • Clear documentation skills for APIs, configurations and changelogs
Benefits
  • Budget for learning and professional development
  • Good equipment, transparency and a collegial working atmosphere
  • Young, motivated, interdisciplinary team with real scope to shape the product
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Hard Skills & Tools
embedded Linux firmwareBuildrootkernel driversIoT securityshell scriptingsystemdcross-compilingpackagingNetworkManagerPython
Soft Skills
documentation skillscollaborationproblem-solving