Senior Linux Engineer (Remote)

HARMAN's engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you'll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you'll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

About the Role

Join us as a Linux Engineer and drive the crisp, clean experience of our RoonOS platform. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the heart of our technology, ensuring that the RoonOS platform continues to deliver unparalleled performance and user satisfaction. If you are passionate about Linux development, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are ready to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply and be part of our journey to set new standards in HiFi audio software. Join us in creating an immersive and innovative audio experience for users worldwide.

What You Will Do

• Maintain and expand a custom Linux-from-scratch style distribution that underlies several hardware products on multiple architectures.
• Maintain and extend build systems, cross-compilation tooling, release automation, and software for such environments.
• Work on Roon software integrations with third-party hardware and software platforms.
• Work on the administration/configuration interfaces for our hard work products.
• Work with configurations of disparate operating systems and hardware platforms.
• Provide support for debugging and troubleshooting.
• Work on lower-level systems components of client software like networking and data management.
• Effectively communicate with internal stakeholders.

What You Need

• 5+ years of experience working with embedded systems and software design.
• Strong systems software understanding of data storage, processing, memory management, file systems, networking, and concurrency.
• Experience in sysadmin and being comfortable with the configuration of disparate operating systems and hardware platforms.
• Familiarity with how Linux distributions are put together and how to build open-source software from source code.
• Solid understanding of Unix concepts and practices.
• Experience working with Linux in embedded systems.
• Familiarization with containerization and virtualization technologies (Docker, VMware, HyperV, etc.) and packaging software for these environments.
• Experience with automated pipelines for continuous build and integration systems.

What is Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or other related field.
• Virtual or Remote work in any US time zone.
• Familiarity with Node.js.

What Makes You Eligible

• Be willing to travel up to 5%, domestically and internationally.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment.

What We Offer

• HARMAN has different base pay ranges based on geography and work location within the US. The base pay range for this role is $117,000 - $143,000 + applicable bonus based on California work location. In addition to the work location, an individual's base pay depends upon different factors, such as the job scope and impact and relevant skills, knowledge, education, and experience.
• Competitive wellness benefits and 401K Retirement Savings plan.
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities.
• Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University's business and leadership academies and extensive course catalog.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN products (JBL, Harman/Kardon, etc.).
• "Be Brilliant" employee recognition and rewards program.

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.