32 kernel jobs at 18 companies in Laguna Niguel, CA

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Embedded Linux Engineer
Seattle or Costa Mesa
$166k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
U.S. Person required. Experience with Linux kernel development, board bring-up (device trees, bootloaders, kernel drivers), uboot/EDK2, triaging and patching vulnerabilities, C or Rust, and interest in Nix/NixOS instead of Yocto/buildroot.
Linux kernel, uboot, EDK2, Nix, NixOS, Yocto, buildroot, C, Rust, CUDA, C++, Python, Go, Haskell
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Embedded Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$48-$67/hr HybridFull Time
Motorola Solutions
Motorola SolutionsNYSE: MSI: Provides mission-critical communications and public safety technology.
3+ YOE3+ years embedded software development; C programming; Linux kernel driver development; BS in Electrical/Computer/Communications Engineering or Computer Science; U.S. citizenship; background check and drug test.
C, Linux kernel, Linux, ARM, RISC-V
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Research and Development (R&D)
Los Angeles, California, United States
$140k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
Silvus Technologies
Silvus TechnologiesNYSE: MSI: Develops advanced mobile ad-hoc network radios for mission-critical communications.
5+ YOEBachelor's in relevant engineering/CS, 5+ years embedded software experience (or 3 with advanced degree), expertise in C and Linux kernel driver development, U.S. citizenship required, background check and drug test.
C, Linux, Linux kernel, ARM, RISC-V, AMD UltraScale+ MPSoC, Microchip Polarfire SoC, IPsec, NIST FIPS 140-3, NIAP Common Criteria
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Embedded Software Engineer II
El Segundo, California, United States
$118k-$142k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CesiumAstro
CesiumAstro: Develops phased array communication systems for satellites and aircraft.
2+ YOEBachelor's or Master's in CS/EE/CE, 2+ years embedded software experience, proficiency in C/C++, Embedded Linux, Yocto, bootloaders/kernel/device drivers, hardware bring-up, and strong communication skills.
Yocto Project, Embedded Linux, Linux kernel, U-Boot, C, C++, CI/CD, Xilinx
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Senior Flight Software Engineer - Embedded Linux
Hawthorne, California, United States
$155k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Starpath
Starpath: Manufacturing space-rated solar hardware and lunar mining robotics.
5+ YOE5+ years embedded Linux kernel/driver/BSP experience on ARM, device-tree and pin-muxing, serial/CAN/RS-485/USB/CSI/Ethernet drivers, strong C skills, experience with NVIDIA platforms preferred.
Linux kernel, device tree, CAN, RS-485, USB, CSI, Ethernet, NVIDIA Orin, NVIDIA Jetson, ZFS
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Embedded Software Engineer
Carlsbad or Marlborough or Linthicum Heights or Tampa
$141k-$222k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Viasat
ViasatNASDAQ: VSAT: Provides global satellite broadband and secure networking communication services.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree; 5+ years embedded C/C++ development; 2+ years Linux experience; Rust and Python experience desirable; knowledge of TCP/IP and networking protocols; CI/CD and EM kernel/driver familiarity; US citizenship and active SECRET clearance; up to 10% travel.
C, C++, Linux, Rust, Python, TCP/IP, IPSec, MACsec, TLS, RESTConf, CI/CD, Linux kernel
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Game Security Software Engineer
El Segundo, California, United States
$146k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Krafton
KraftonKorea Exchange: 259960: Develops and publishes globally recognized video game titles.
Strong C++ and Windows internals knowledge, ability to analyze x64 assembly, develop user/kernel-mode security features, and design anti-cheat defenses; anti-cheat or kernel-driver experience preferred.
C++, IDA, Ghidra, WinDbg, x64dbg
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Embedded Systems Engineer, Humanoid Robotics
Irvine, California, United States
$135k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Field AI
Field AI: Develops autonomous software brains for robots in unstructured environments.
3+ YOE3+ years embedded systems experience; BS/MS/PhD in computer/electrical engineering or robotics; proficient in C++ and Python; experience with firmware, BSP, Linux kernel, drivers, and sensor integration.
C++, Python, CUDA, TensorRT, ROS, ROS2, DDS, Linux, Jetson, PREEMPT_RT, Ethernet, CAN, CAN-FD, GMSL, SPI, I2C, UART, USB, PCIe, PTP, PPS, LiDAR, IMU
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Senior Embedded Linux Engineer
Torrance, California, United States
$165k-$231k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Neros Technologies
Neros Technologies: Designs and manufactures American-made high-performance drones for defense.
Deep embedded Linux experience with Yocto/Buildroot, kernel/device drivers, U-Boot/secure boot, strong C and scripting (Python/shell), board bring-up, and platform/SDK design.
Yocto, Buildroot, OpenEmbedded, U-Boot, PREEMPT_RT, Mender, RAUC, SWUpdate, OSTree, Python, C, Rust
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Embedded Autonomy Engineer
Huntington Beach, California, United States
$130k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Mach Industries
Mach Industries: Designs and manufactures autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles for defense.
5+ YOE5+ years embedded Linux development on custom hardware with device-tree/kernel bring-up, sensor integration, Yocto/L4T builds, proficiency in C/C++, Bash, Python, and strong hardware debugging skills.
NVIDIA Jetson, Yocto, L4T, MIPI CSI, GMSL, FPD-Link, V4L2, CUDA, TensorRT, GStreamer, DeepStream, C, C++, Bash, Python, ROS 2, Nix, NixOS, PTP, CAN, UART, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes
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Staff Software Engineer, Storage Platform
Long Beach, California, United States
$181k-$249k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Relativity Space
Relativity Space: Designing and manufacturing 3D-printed rockets and launch vehicles.
5+ YOE5+ years kernel/driver development experience (PCI/PCIe, block storage), strong Linux internals and storage systems (ZFS/OpenZFS, NVMe, NFS), experience with fault injection and reliability modeling, hardware lab prototyping.
Linux, OpenZFS, ZFS, NFS, NVMe, PCI, PCIe, Yocto, Buildroot, ftrace, perf, bpftrace, kdump, vmcore, serial console, logic analyzer
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Senior Manager, Embedded Systems Software (Omada Networking)
Irvine, California, United States
$190k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TP-Link
TP-Link: Global manufacturer of networking hardware and smart home devices.
7+ YOE5+ MgmtBachelor's in CS/EE, 7+ years embedded software development with 5+ years leadership; embedded Linux, C/C++, kernel drivers, TCP/IP, Netfilter/Conntrack, low-level drivers, debugging tools, Git, CI/CD.
Embedded Linux, C, C++, TCP/IP, Netfilter, Conntrack, Git, CI/CD
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Staff AI Engineer (Knowledge)
Long Beach, California, United States
$106k-$183k/yr HybridFull Time
SCAN Health Plan
SCAN Health Plan: Providing Medicare Advantage plans and integrated healthcare for seniors.
Bachelor's or equivalent; deep applied experience with LLM architectures, RAG, vector embeddings, prompt engineering, knowledge graphs, semantic modeling, Azure AI, Python, REST APIs, LangChain/Semantic Kernel; enterprise KM and data engineering experience preferred.
Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, Azure AI Services, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Teams, Confluence, Python, REST APIs, FastAPI, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, Obsidian, Logseq, Roam Research, ML/LLMOps
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Staff Embedded Software Engineer (Networking)
Brea, California, United States
$145k-$165k/yr HybridFull Time
RAVE Aerospace
RAVE Aerospace: Developing in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems for airlines.
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/CE or equivalent, 10+ years embedded networking software experience, Layer 2/3 switching and multicast expertise, Linux/kernel and driver experience, advanced C/C++/Python/bash, AV and PCB familiarity, CI/CD/DevOps participation.
IGMP, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), Multicast Routing, Linux, C, C++, Python, bash/sh, DevOps, CI/CD
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AI Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$140k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Acra Lending: Provides specialized non-qualified mortgage and alternative income loan products.
5+ YOE5+ years software/AI experience, 2+ years building LLM/agentic systems; strong Python, APIs, vector DBs, prompt engineering, RAG, orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, MCP). Experience with cloud, DevOps, and enterprise integrations in regulated finance preferred.
LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, MCP, Python, SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript, OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, n8n, UiPath, Zapier, Make, Apache Airflow, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, vector databases, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
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Embedded Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (Active Secret)
Redondo Beach, California, United States
$114k-$171k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
5+ YOEActive U.S. Secret clearance, bachelor\u0002s in STEM with relevant experience, strong C/C++ and Java skills in embedded/RTOS environments, experience with real-time multi-threaded systems and low-level firmware integration.
C, C++, Java, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RT-Linux, GH Integrity, P4, gRPC, gNMI, OpenFlow, SNMP, NETCONF/YANG, Vitis, Vivado, PetaLinux, Ultrascale+ MPSoC, VERSAL, Linux kernel
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Device Software Engineer, Amazon Leo Government
El Segundo or Northridge or Arlington or Redmond
$144k-$194k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
3+ YOEU.S. citizen required. 3+ years professional software development, 2+ years design/architecture experience, programming experience, embedded/real-time software knowledge; familiarity with Embedded Linux/RTOS and hardware-software integration preferred.
Embedded Linux, RTOS, TCP/IP, UDP, Xilinx, Linux kernel, Logic analyzer, Oscilloscope, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
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Embedded Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (Active Secret)
Redondo Beach, California, United States
$114k-$171k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
5+ YOEActive U.S. Secret clearance, strong C/C++ and Java experience in embedded Linux/RTOS, 5+ years software development, real-time/multi-threaded embedded systems experience, willingness to obtain Top Secret/SCI.
C/C++, Java, embedded Linux, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RT-Linux, GH Integrity, P4, gRPC, gNMI, Openflow, SNMP, NETCONF/YANG, Vitis, Vivado, Petalinux, Ultrascale+ MPSoC, VERSAL, Linux kernel
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Software Engineer (Starshield)
Hawthorne, California, United States
$125k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SpaceX
SpaceX: Designs and launches advanced rockets and satellite internet constellations.
2+ YOEBS in CS/engineering/math or 2+ years software development experience; development experience in C, C++, or Python; ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance; willingness to work extended hours and weekends.
C, C++, Python, Linux, Linux kernel, TCP, UDP
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Junior Embedded Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$100k-$160k/yr HybridFull Time
Observable Space
Observable Space: Developing integrated hardware and software for persistent space observation.
0+ YOE0–2 years embedded software experience, proficiency in C/C++, knowledge of hardware interfaces (I2C,SPI,UART,CAN,PCIe,MIPI), familiarity with embedded Linux and lab tools, strong debugging and communication skills.
C, C++, PCIe, SPI, I2C, UART, MIPI CSI-2, GPIO, CAN, Ethernet, multimeter, oscilloscope, Embedded Linux, Linux kernel, Yocto, Buildroot, Zephyr RTOS