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Senior Technical Lead — Embedded Software (Linux & Microcontrollers)

TALENT ONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Human Resources Services · 51-200 employees

Aug 03
embedded Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time United Arab Emirates
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About the role

The Senior Technical Lead will architect and design complex embedded systems, managing real-time constraints and hardware resource limitations. They will also lead code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and develop firmware for both bare-metal and Linux-based environments.

What they look for

C C++ Linux Kernel Driver Development Bare-metal Firmware STM32 NXP LPC Microchip PIC FreeRTOS NVIDIA Jetson CUDA V4L2 GStreamer FFmpeg I2C CAN

Requirements

Candidates must possess over 10 years of experience in embedded systems, with expert-level proficiency in C/C++ and Linux kernel development. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or Software Engineering is required.

Full description

Senior Technical Lead — Embedded Software (Linux & Micro controllers)

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE, (Onsite)

Experience Required: 10+ Years

Domain: Embedded Systems, Linux Kernel/Driver Development, Edge AI/Vision Compute

About the Role

We are hiring on behalf of a leading organization in the advanced technology and engineering sector for a Senior Technical Lead – Embedded Software. This is a high-impact technical leadership role responsible for architecting complex embedded systems spanning bare-metal micro controller firmware, Linux kernel/driver development, and NVIDIA Jetson-based edge AI/vision compute platforms.

Mandatory Key Skills

  • C and C++ programming (expert level)
  • Linux kernel and driver development
  • Bare-metal firmware development — STM32, NXP LPC, Microchip PIC (Cortex-M architectures)
  • RTOS experience — FreeRTOS, mbed, or ThreadX
  • NVIDIA Jetson Linux BSP & JetPack SDK — CUDA, cuDNN, TensorRT
  • Multimedia/vision frameworks — V4L2, GStreamer, FFmpeg
  • Communication protocols — I2C, UART, SPI, CAN
  • ARM64 and Cortex-M architecture understanding
  • Debugging tools — gdb, ST-Link, Segger J-Link, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers
  • Strong English communication skills

Qualification

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or Software Engineering.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and design complex embedded systems, balancing real-time constraints, power consumption, and resource limitations
  • Develop and maintain bare-metal firmware for Cortex-M based micro controllers (STM32, NXP LPC, Microchip PIC)
  • Develop and maintain RTOS-based firmware (FreeRTOS, mbed, ThreadX)
  • Implement Linux drivers and kernel modules for custom hardware components
  • Debug across Linux (gdb) and micro controller environments (ST-Link, Segger J-Link)
  • Develop user-space applications using V4L2, GStreamer, and FFmpeg for multimedia/image/video processing
  • Optimize software using Jetson Linux BSP and NVIDIA JetPack SDK components (Linux kernel, CUDA, cuDNN, TensorRT)
  • Integrate communication protocols (I2C, UART, SPI, CAN) across Linux and micro controller environments
  • Implement Linux client/server applications over UDP/TCP/IP
  • Lead code reviews, uphold coding standards, and mentor junior engineers
  • Conduct testing/troubleshooting using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers

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