Principal Systems Software Engineer

You will bring up and harden Oracle Linux on ARM, Intel, and AMD-based platforms; develop secure, production-ready images, and OS/firmware-update solutions; help establish the technical foundation for scalable robotic deployments.

This role works closely with product, infrastructure, security, hardware, and platform teams, as well as external silicon and hardware vendors. You will be deeply hands-on, owning early prototypes through production-ready platform software and technical standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong background in operating systems development.

• Proficiency in C programming and kernel-level debugging.

• Several years of hands-on Unix/Linux kernel development experience preferred.

• Knowledge of security technologies including TPM, Secure Boot, kernel signing, and encryption frameworks.

• In depth knowledge of ARM, Intel, and AMD platforms and what chipsets do.

• Familiarity with Python and Bash scripting for development and automation tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Make Oracle Linux work on various embedded platforms (ARM, Intel, AMD). Knoweldge of ISA and chipsets is key.

• Contribute and extend open-source software in: Linux kernel, uboot, ATF.

• Co-design and develop images for these platforms.

• Play a significant role in platform bring-up, firmware updates, platform-level diagnostics, and complex cross-layer debugging.

• Diagnose and resolve complex issues across software, firmware, and hardware layers, working in DevOps and incident response paradigms to maintain reliability and availability.

Software Development and Coding:

• Designs software solutions and analyzes and identifies requirements to achieve business and operational goals, sharing results with manager upon completion.

• Adheres to and improves execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle; provides guidance and coaching to engineers to drive improvements.

• Utilizes advanced knowledge to develop and guide new software features and enhancements leading design specifications, ensuring accessibility, and develops documents to clarify software design and code.

• Leads code reviews in multiple areas to help drive improvements.

• Conducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix complex software issues.

• Develops fixes for identified issues.

• Implements comprehensive software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional testing), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, sharing work with manager and/or lead upon completion.