Software Engineer – Embedded Systems & Backend

About the role

Stark is seeking a versatile Software Engineer to specialize in embedded systems, backend development, and low-level communication services. You will drive the development of mission-critical deployment tools and build custom system overlays and hardware communication services for specialized operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead Developer for Production Deployment Tools: Maintain and evolve the primary production deployment tool built in Python, serving as the main technical point of contact and support lead for internal teams.
• Next-Gen Deployment Tooling: Architect and build the high-performance Go backend for the next generation of deployment tools.
• Custom OS Overlays: Actively contribute to the development of custom overlays for specialized operating systems.
• Hardware Integration & Communication Services: Design and implement communication services interfacing proprietary services, collaborate with firmware and electronics teams to integrate and test microcontrollers, sensor boards, and autopilot hardware, and support driver compilation and communication bridges between Linux and MCU-level systems (UART, CAN, SPI, I²C).
• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Set up and maintain automated GitLab CI/CD pipelines for code repositories, specifically tailored to the embedded overlay projects.
• Build Linux-derivative operating systems and their dependencies for ARM64 targets.
• Manage build automation for multi-architecture targets (AMD64/ARM64).

Required skills

• Python
• Go
• Embedded Linux
• OS overlays
• Hardware communication protocols
• GitLab CI/CD

Nice to have

• NVIDIA Jetson
• Raspberry Pi
• ARM64
• ROS 2
• GCP
• C++

About the Company

Stark is a defence technology company that develops autonomous defence platforms and AI-driven software for NATO Allies and partners. The company focuses on innovation in autonomous systems, advanced propulsion, and secure cyber platforms.