Embedded Linux System Engineer (m/w/d)

VusionGroup enables retailers to transform their physical stores into high-performance digital assets—more automated, data-driven, AI-enabled, and connected—by leveraging our IoT cloud technology.

We are a fast-growing retail tech company and the global leader in digital/IoT solutions for omnichannel retail.

VusionGroup is made up of highly talented, innovative, motivated, and growth-oriented team players who have developed products like Vusion IoT, Vusion Cloud, Captana Computer Visions, Pulse Data Analytics, and Edge Digital Media. All of these are built on our boundless Vusion Operating System, which allows thousands of companies to maximize the value of their data with virtually unlimited scalability, parallel processing, and performance.

We develop technologies that have a positive impact on society by enabling sustainable and human-centered commerce.

Context:

As an Embedded Linux System Engineer, you are a key member of the Embedded Systems team within R&D. Your work centers on our embedded device platform, which forms the foundation for infrastructure products such as gateways and border routers. Your primary responsibility lies in the distribution layer, where you ensure the robustness and evolution of the system’s core functionality. This includes maintaining the operating system variants, providing clean abstractions for the application layer, and continuously improving system quality, stability, and performance. You contribute deep expertise in Embedded Linux systems, particularly within the distribution layer. 

Key responsibilities:

• Evaluation, architecture and design of os core/distribution layer
• Develop and maintain embedded linux core functionalities
• Drive operating system spins on behalf of an modular hardware concept
• Develop software tools from scratch, porting of third-party-software
• Debugging of function and performance issues and root cause analysis
• Upstreaming of sustainable implementations
• Support in architecture of root-of-trust and security concepts
• Initial bring up, ongoing optimization, implementation of new features/tooling
• Suggest improvements related to products, software offerings, documentation, processes in order to allow continuous improvement

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, telecommunications or equivalent training

Experience:

• Expertise in Embedded Linux eco-system (Kernel, systemd, connectivity, services)
• Advanced in OpenEmbedded/Yocto Project build system
• Advanced in C, C++, Python and Bash
• Familiar with communication peripherals (Bluetooth, Ethernet, Wi-Fi)
• Experience in Hardware development

Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent English language skills reading/writing/speaking
• High-integrity, open, team player
• Demonstrable Electronics knowledge and work experience: the ability to read and understand hardware schematics and datasheets; to use standard development aids such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, bus protocol analyzers, etc. when developing low-level software which interacts directly with machine registers
• Great technical understanding
• Good analytical thinking skills
• Interest in computer science
• Ability to abstract for the modelling of solution concepts
• Willingness for further training on new technologies and legal aspects
• High quality awareness and good communications skills

We are innovative. We help individuals thrive.

VusionGroup is present in 19 countries worldwide. When you join us, you’ll become part of a globally distributed team of intellectually curious, committed, and collaborative colleagues.

The work is fast-paced, challenging, and demanding. Here, you’ll feel valued for your contributions as we reinvent modern commerce—together.

We feel supported. And so will you.

VusionGroup is a place where people feel safe, happy, and respected. We offer programs and benefits that support you through whatever life brings, including:

• 🎒 Goodies
• 💻 Laptop (also for personal use)
• 🚏 Excellent public transport connections with financial support
• ⏲️ Flexible working hours
• 🏡 Home office
• 🩳 No dress code / casual style
• 💸 No all-in contract
• ⛹️ Team events
• ♿️ Accessibility
• 🚲 Bicycle parking
• ☕️ Coffee, tea, etc.
• 🗺️ Multicultural environment – work with colleagues from all over the world