# Embedded Linux

Skill · IT Infrastructure and Networking

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/embedded-linux

Embedded Linux is a version of the Linux operating system customized and optimized to run on embedded devices with limited resources, such as routers, industrial controllers, and IoT devices. Engineers use distributions like Yocto, Buildroot, or OpenWrt to build lightweight, tailored Linux systems for specific hardware platforms.

## Embedded Linux in the job market

- Open roles: 11
- Employers hiring: 8
- Last checked: September 12, 2026

## Asked for alongside Embedded Linux

Measured from the 11 open roles that name Embedded Linux, not from a curated list.

- [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2) — 7 roles (63.6%)
- [Yocto Project](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/yocto-project) — 4 roles (36.4%)
- [Git](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/git) — 3 roles (27.3%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 3 roles (27.3%)

## Roles that use Embedded Linux

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 3
- [Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineer) — 1
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 1
- [Firmware Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/firmware-engineer) — 1
- [Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/security-engineer) — 1

## Employers hiring for Embedded Linux

- [Arrow Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arrow-electronics) — 3 open roles
- [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — 2 open roles
- [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — 1 open role
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 1 open role
- [Deepgram](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deepgram) — 1 open role
- [Eight Sleep](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/eight-sleep) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Embedded Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/embedded-systems), [Zynq FPGA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/zynq-fpga), [Yocto Project](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/yocto-project)

## Open roles requiring Embedded Linux (11)

- [Senior Security Engineer - IOT](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3c90194f-7876-4ba5-91ac-ab9a4757fa19/senior-security-engineer-iot-at-arrow-electronics) at [Arrow Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arrow-electronics) — Full-time
- [Software Engineer (EMB), Sr.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bcbed63e-d250-4641-a8fa-e2187f2ba997/software-engineer-emb-sr-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Moorpark, CA, $147,000 – $224,250
- [Senior Manager, Engineering - Data Center Firmware](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/39e1d089-c22f-45af-b505-89efd6ada850/senior-manager-engineering-data-center-firmware-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Full-time, $272,000 – $431,250
- [Embedded Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/aa513ff6-3059-4f09-8c36-d9dd69da2a40/embedded-software-engineer-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — SIMPL - 8820
- [Senior Firmware Engineer (Embedded Linux)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7880536d-79f3-4145-9bce-a19519260588/senior-firmware-engineer-embedded-linux-at-comcast) at [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — Full-time, $135,697 – $203,546
- [Staff Embedded Linux Software Engineer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/terranorbitalcorporation/jobs/4355475009) at [Terran Orbital](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/terran-orbital) — Full-time, Irvine, CA, $160,000 – $190,000 (listed on Terran Orbital's own careers site)
- [Embedded AI Engineer, On-Device Models](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/577b48c3-e8ce-4314-b6ba-e7ebff83d12c/embedded-ai-engineer-on-device-models-at-deepgram) at [Deepgram](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deepgram) — USA | Remote, $219,300 – $274,100
- [Senior Embedded Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4e1b8662-3684-40da-a700-76cceef31056/senior-embedded-software-engineer-at-eight-sleep) at [Eight Sleep](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/eight-sleep) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $160,000 – $200,000
- [Market Development Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/19381dc9-c1c4-46d1-a929-d753a7b6b831/market-development-engineer-at-arrow-electronics) at [Arrow Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arrow-electronics) — Full-time, $91,900 – $152,020
- [Principal Embedded Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f7480098-3511-46ef-96e0-db9b9ad54171/principal-embedded-software-engineer-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot)

All 11 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=af3c3d6c-49cc-4851-a4c2-b0f1a4b35c33