Website:
strategicpulsesp.com
Job details:
🚀 WE’RE HIRING | EMBEDDED LINUX / OpenWRT ENGINEER (LEAD)
📍 Location: Dominican Republic or India
💼 Employment Type: Full-time
🎯 Reports to: Delivery Lead
Ready to take technical ownership of an embedded Linux platform?
We are looking for a highly experienced Embedded Linux / OpenWRT Engineer (Lead) to take end-to-end ownership of the OpenWRT-based operating system powering a connected device.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone equally comfortable defining technical direction, working deep in the Linux kernel, building production-grade firmware, and collaborating directly with hardware teams during board bring-up.
You will become a key technical owner within a distributed engineering squad across the Dominican Republic and India.
🔧 What You’ll Own
* Own the OpenWRT SDK / Buildroot build pipeline, delivering reproducible and versioned firmware images.
* Configure and maintain the Linux kernel, including module selection, patches, and device tree configuration for the target SoC and radio hardware.
* Select, package, and maintain the required OpenWRT package set (opkg).
* Define technical direction, conduct code reviews, and mentor Device Driver, Embedded Systems, and Integration Engineers.
* Collaborate closely with the hardware/EE team and contract manufacturers on board bring-up, hardware validation, and design-for-manufacturing feedback.
* Design, implement, and own a signed OTA update mechanism from day one.
* Establish and maintain CI/CD for automated firmware builds using Buildbot or GitLab CI.
🎯 What We’re Looking For
Required Qualifications
* 8+ years of professional embedded Linux experience.
* At least 3 years working specifically with OpenWRT or comparable embedded Linux distributions such as Yocto or Buildroot.
* Deep hands-on experience with Linux kernel configuration and device drivers in C.
* Experience owning production firmware build and release pipelines, ideally including OTA updates.
* Strong hardware-level troubleshooting capabilities, including board bring-up, JTAG, serial console debugging, and oscilloscope-level troubleshooting.
* Excellent written communication skills and the ability to provide technical leadership within a distributed international engineering team.
⭐ Preferred Experience
* Radio/RF chipsets — Wi-Fi, LTE, BLE — at the driver level.
* Previous Technical Lead or Team Lead experience.
* U-Boot and secure boot chains.
* Telecom and/or IoT device development.
💻 Tech Stack
OpenWRT • Buildroot/SDK • C/C++ • Lua/UCI • U-Boot • Shell Scripting • Buildbot • GitLab CI
🏆 What Success Looks Like in Your First Two Quarters
You will have:
✓ A versioned and reproducible base OS image building cleanly in CI.
✓ Kernel configuration finalized for the target SoC and radio set.
✓ A signed OTA mechanism live and operational.
✓ A documented technical roadmap and coding standards for the squad.
📩 HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should apply through LinkedIn & send the following documentation directly to:
contact@strategicpulsesp.com
Please include:
✓ Application Letter explaining your relevant experience and interest in the position.
✓ Updated Resume.
✓ Expected monthly compensation.
✓ Expected hourly rate.
Please include “Embedded Linux / OpenWRT Engineer (Lead)” in the email subject line.
⚠️ Important: Applying through LinkedIn alone does not complete the application process. Candidates should also email the requested documentation and compensation expectations.
We look forward to connecting with experienced embedded Linux professionals ready to lead, build, and take technical ownership of a production-grade connected-device platform.
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