47 kernel jobs at 17 companies in Vista, CA

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#Software Engineer - Kernel Services
San Diego, California, United States
$94k-$141k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Qualcomm
QualcommNASDAQ: QCOM: Designs and manufactures semiconductors and wireless telecommunications products.
0+ YOEBachelor's in Engineering/CS/IS, 0–3 years experience; strong C and data structures skills for embedded systems; familiarity with CPU architecture and cross-layer debugging; Python, Assembly, and C++ are a plus.
C, Python, Assembly, C++, ARM CoreSight, ETM, QuRT OS, Windows, Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS, Zephyr
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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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Associate Director of Embedded Software Engineering
Los Angeles or Irvine
$200k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Motorola Solutions
Motorola SolutionsNYSE: MSI: Provides mission-critical communications and public safety technology.
8+ YOELead embedded software team; 8+ years; C programming; BSP/secure boot; Linux kernel driver; networking; security; U.S. citizen; background check.
C programming, Linux kernel, Board support package, Secure boot, Networking, Scripting Bash, Python, AMD UltraScale MPSoC, Microchip Polarfire SoC
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Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$180k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Silvus Technologies
Silvus TechnologiesNYSE: MSI: Develops advanced mobile ad-hoc network radios for mission-critical communications.
8+ YOEBachelor's in EE/CS, 8+ years embedded software experience, expertise in embedded Linux on ARM, C programming, Linux kernel driver development; U.S. citizenship required; background check and drug test contingent.
C, Linux, Linux kernel, ARM, RISC-V, AMD UltraScale+ MPSoC, Microchip PolarFire SoC, UltraScale+, IPsec, Internet/Ethernet, socket programming, NIST FIPS 140-3, NIAP Common Criteria, MANET, MN-MIMO
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Staff System Power Engineer, Pixel System Power
Mountain View or San Diego
$188k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
6+ YOEBachelor's in EE/CE/Physics or equivalent,6+ years developing consumer electronics/embedded systems,3+ years technical leadership,experience with embedded systems,OS/power processing,EM optimization,Android and kernel work.
Android BSP, Android, kernel
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Senior Software Engineer (Lead) - Terminal Software
Carlsbad or Germantown
$168k-$265k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Viasat
ViasatNASDAQ: VSAT: Provider of global satellite-based connectivity and secure communication solutions.
10+ YOE1+ MgmtBachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or Computer Engineering; 10+ years in embedded software design and development with C/C++/Rust; 10+ years Linux in embedded env; Linux networking stack and kernel drivers; OO development; CICD/DevOps; strong analytical and communication skills; US citizenship or permanent residency.
C/C++, Rust, Linux, Kernel drivers, CI/CD, DevOps
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Device Engineer II
San Diego, California, United States
$110k-$120k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Alarm.com
Alarm.comNasdaq: ALRM: Provides cloud-based smart home security and automation solutions.
4+ YOEEmbedded software engineer with 4+ years Linux, C/C++, hardware bring-up, and BSP/kernel experience.
Linux, Yocto, Buildroot, OpenWRT, Android, Git, C/C++, UART, SPI, I2C, JTAG, SWD, Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers
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Silicon Validation Software Engineer- GPU IP Validation and Integration
San Diego, California, United States
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Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Develop graphics validation software and integrate it into system-level test environments; experience across graphics, video, kernels, embedded systems, and SoC software expected.
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Software Engineer - C++ GPU Performance
Foster City or Boston or San Diego or Seattle
$168k-$239k/yr HybridFull Time
Zoox
ZooxNASDAQ: AMZN: Developing autonomous robotaxis for urban ride-hailing services.
3+ YOE3+ years experience; BS in Computer Science or related field; strong CUDA, C++, Linux; GPU performance optimization; experience with GPU kernels and performance tooling.
CUDA, Nsight, C++, Linux, TensorRT, XLA, OpenGL, RocM
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Staff, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
San Diego or California
$133k-$199k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Teradata
TeradataNew York Stock Exchange: TDC: Provides cloud data analytics and enterprise AI software platforms.
Experience at the systems or infrastructure layer with OS/runtime behavior, Kubernetes and containerization, infrastructure provisioning, performance analysis (eBPF/kernel tuning), and exposure to analytical query engines and data platforms.
Terraform, Pulumi, Kubernetes, Presto, Trino, Spark, DataFusion, eBPF
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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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Junior Operating Systems Engineer (Embedded Linux / Yocto)
San Diego, California, United States
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Accelint
Accelint: Provides AI-driven autonomous systems for national security missions.
Active U.S. national security clearance eligibility, experience building custom Linux images with Yocto/BitBake, OS hardening, debugging boot/kernel/driver issues on embedded x86, and writing documentation.
Yocto Project, BitBake, Buildroot, Rocky Linux, RHEL, Suricata, Zeek
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Sr. Staff/Principal Engineer — GPU Driver & Systems Software
San Diego or San Jose
$179k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
MediaTek
MediaTekTaiwan Stock Exchange: 2454: Designs and develops system-on-chip solutions for electronic devices.
10+ YOE10+ years building GPU drivers or low-level systems software; fluent C/C++; deep knowledge of Vulkan/DirectX/OpenCL/OpenGL ES and GPU internals; experience with kernel-mode drivers, firmware, performance optimization.
C, C++, Vulkan, DirectX, OpenGL ES, OpenCL
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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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Software Engineer, Embedded Linux
San Diego, California, United States
$115k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TrellisWare Technologies
TrellisWare Technologies: Provides resilient wireless communication systems and tactical networking solutions.
4+ YOEBachelor's in ECE/CS required; 4+ years embedded Linux integration and 4+ years embedded software development; proficiency in C++ and Python; 2 years Yocto Project; kernel, driver, and cross-compilation experience; strong communication and problem-solving skills.
C++, Python, Yocto Project, Linux, oscilloscope, logic analyzer
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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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Staff Embedded Software Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$177k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
12+ YOEBachelor's or higher in CS/Software Engineering/STEM with extensive related experience; proficient in C/C++, object-oriented design, RTOS, ARM; experience with crypto or Rust; DoD Secret clearance required.
C, C++, Rust, ARM, RTOS, Jira, Bitbucket, Git, Vitis, Vivado, Yocto, PetaLinux, I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet, TCP/IP, Linux kernel, VHDL, Verilog, FPGA, Rhapsody, DOORS, ClearCase, Green Hills AdaMulti, Assembly
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Sr Embedded Systems Engineer I
San Diego, California, United States
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Element Biosciences
Element Biosciences: Develops benchtop DNA sequencing platforms for research and diagnostics.
3+ YOEBachelor's in EE/CE/CS, 3+ years embedded firmware/system experience, embedded Linux and driver integration, proficiency in C/C++, system bring-up, debugging, automated test and profiling experience; ability to lift 20 lbs.
embedded Linux, Linux Kernel, BSP, bootloader, C, C++, FPGA, SoC, GPU, NPU