Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Minneapolis Area

Department: Engineering

BrightAI is a high-growth company at the forefront of AI, IoT, Cloud, and Mobile technologies. We’re focused on building real, intelligent systems that operate in the physical world and help businesses work smarter. Our team includes engineers who have built and shipped products at companies like Rivian, Amazon Alexa, SmartThings, and Samsung. As we scale, we’re looking for experienced engineers who want to stay close to the tech while working on challenging, high-impact problems.

We are seeking a Senior / Staff Embedded Engineer who is deeply hands-on and excited to own critical parts of our embedded platform. This role is ideal for an experienced individual contributor who enjoys working across the full lifecycle of edge devices—from early bring-up to production—and collaborating closely with hardware, AI, and product teams. You’ll play a key role in shaping our embedded Linux systems through strong technical execution, thoughtful design, and systems-level problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded Linux software for edge devices, from early prototypes through production
  
  
• Own and implement core components of the embedded software stack, including board bring-up, device drivers, and system services
  
  
• Collaborate closely with product, hardware, AI, and cloud teams to deliver reliable, intelligent edge platforms
  
  
• Translate product requirements into well-designed technical solutions, balancing performance, reliability, and maintainability
  
  
• Integrate embedded software with custom hardware and support platform bring-up and debugging
  
  
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical direction through hands-on implementation
  
  
• Debug complex system-level issues across hardware and software using Linux debugging and profiling tools
  
  
• Contribute to code reviews, design reviews, and documentation to maintain high engineering quality
  
  
• Support customer-facing technical discussions when needed, representing the system clearly and professionally
  
  
• Help improve embedded development workflows, tooling, and best practices through practical contributions
  
  
• Stay actively involved in coding, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the product lifecycle
  
  

Skills and Expertise

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
  
  
• 8+ years of hands-on experience developing embedded software
  
  
• Strong experience with Embedded Linux, including board bring-up and device driver development
  
  
• Proficiency in C/C++, with working knowledge of Python, Bash, or other scripting languages
  
  
• Experience with embedded Linux build systems such as Yocto Project or Buildroot
  
  
• Solid understanding of embedded system constraints and optimization for performance, memory, and reliability
  
  
• Experience using Linux debugging and profiling tools (GDB, strace, dmesg, perf, etc.)
  
  
• Familiarity with common hardware interfaces: I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, MIPI, USB, etc.
  
  
• Comfortable working in Git-based workflows and CI/CD environments
  
  
• Understanding of embedded Linux security concepts (secure boot, encryption, trusted execution, etc.)
  
  
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines
  
  

Bonus

• Experience running or integrating AI/ML workloads on embedded Linux
  
  
• Familiarity with RTOS or hybrid RTOS/Linux systems
  
  
• Experience with OTA updates and secure provisioning for Linux-based devices
  
  
• Exposure to containerized workloads on embedded platforms (Docker, Balena, etc.)
  
  
• Experience working with drones, unmanned systems (UAS), or other autonomous platforms, including embedded software for sensing, navigation, communications, or edge compute