Linux Engineer - Systems (Austin, TX)

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. The Engineer - Systems is responsible for developing and maintaining embedded Linux systems software, implementing features, fixing bugs, and contributing to the overall quality and functionality of Wind River's platforms and tools.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain embedded Linux systems software
• Implement features, bug fixes, and enhancements
• Write clean, maintainable code following team standards
• Debug and resolve technical issues
• Write unit tests and contribute to test coverage
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Follow coding standards and best practices
• Refactor code to improve quality and maintainability
• Document code and technical designs
• Ensure code meets quality and performance requirements
• Work collaboratively with team members
• Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives
• Communicate progress and blockers effectively
• Share knowledge and learn from teammates
• Contribute to team process improvements
• Assist with applying security patches and CVE-related fixes under guidance
• Help backport patches and run kernel build and test procedures
• Learn kernel subsystems, drivers, and debugging (e.g., kgdb, ftrace) with mentorship
• Validate kernel changes on supported platforms and document results
• Maintain and update BSP configurations and device tree snippets with direction
• Support hardware bring-up and validation; run BSP test procedures
• Learn bootloaders (e.g., U-Boot), device trees, and hardware documentation
• Document BSP changes and hardware requirements
• Implement well-scoped parts of new features from specifications and design docs
• Write and run tests for new functionality; update user-facing or developer documentation
• Participate in feature design and estimation discussions to learn the process
• Test features on assigned platforms and report issues
• Fix bugs and address issues in user space libraries and applications with guidance
• Learn POSIX APIs, system libraries (e.g., glibc, musl), and build systems
• Run tests and validate fixes on multiple platforms and architectures
• Update documentation for user space components you change
• Contribute to systems-level fixes and small features across kernel, user space, or integration
• Build familiarity with Wind River platforms, build systems (e.g., Yocto), and release process
• Support stability and quality initiatives as assigned
• Assist with maintaining compiler toolchain components and build configurations
• Help fix build failures and improve build reliability and performance with guidance
• Learn cross-compilation, GCC/Clang usage, and scripting (e.g., Python, Shell)
• Run and document toolchain tests; support debugging tools (e.g., GDB) as directed

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience with C/C++ programming
• Familiarity with Linux or embedded systems
• Understanding of software development lifecycle
• Proficiency in C/C++ programming
• Understanding of Linux systems (kernel or user space)
• Experience with version control (Git)
• Basic debugging and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with build systems and development tools
• Understanding of software testing principles
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis - without requirement for any type of visa sponsorship/transfer, now, or at any time in future. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire
• Must be a local resident of Greater Austin, TX
• Experience with embedded Linux development
• Knowledge of Yocto Project or similar build systems
• Experience with Linux kernel or device drivers
• Open source contributions
• Experience in automotive, industrial, or embedded sectors
• Knowledge of real-time systems
• Experience with hardware or BSP development