Senior Embedded Linux Engineer
Neros Technologies · Torrance, California, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $165,000 – $231,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 54 days Neros Technologies's roles stay open a median of 55 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 91% of Neros Technologies's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Neros Technologies
- high 59 stale, 1 reposted of 91 open
- Hiring momentum
- 104 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-27
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Neros Technologies's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Neros Technologies.
About this role
As a Senior Embedded Linux Engineer at Neros, you will be responsible for owning the embedded Linux platform that supports the company's drone products. This includes managing the distribution, kernel, bootloader, and SDK, as well as collaborating with other engineering teams to ensure a stable and efficient platform. Your role will involve tasks such as board bring-up, kernel configuration, and mentoring other engineers on best practices.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Neros Technologies as an employer.
What you need
- Deep embedded Linux experience with custom Linux images (Yocto or Buildroot)
- Kernel-level competence including device drivers and debugging
- Bootloader experience (U-Boot or similar)
- Strong C programming skills and scripting proficiency (Python/shell)
- Board bring-up experience from schematic review to stable OS
- Platform-as-product mindset with experience designing libraries or SDKs
Nice to have
- Radio/comms integration on embedded Linux
- Real-time tuning experience (PREEMPT_RT, latency analysis)
- Experience with OTA/update systems (Mender, RAUC, SWUpdate, OSTree)
- Upstream contributions to kernel, Yocto/OpenEmbedded, U-Boot
- Experience with Rust for systems work
What you get
- Salary range of $165,000 – $231,000 USD
- Highly competitive equity grants considered part of total compensation
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided is an estimate and may vary based on various factors
- Role involves significant ownership and responsibility, which may lead to high expectations
- Fast-paced environment focused on rapid deployment may not suit everyone
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Listed by Neros Technologies on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-27. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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