# Yocto Project

Skill · Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Environmental)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/yocto-project

The Yocto Project is an open-source collaborative project that provides tools and templates for creating custom Linux-based operating system images for embedded systems and IoT devices. Embedded systems engineers use it (via its core tool, BitBake, and metadata layers like OpenEmbedded) to build tailored Linux distributions for hardware ranging from routers to industrial equipment.

## Yocto Project in the job market

- Open roles: 14
- Employers hiring: 10
- Last checked: September 12, 2026

## Asked for alongside Yocto Project

Measured from the 14 open roles that name Yocto Project, not from a curated list.

- [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2) — 7 roles (50.0%)
- [Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/linux) — 5 roles (35.7%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 5 roles (35.7%)
- [Embedded Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/embedded-linux) — 4 roles (28.6%)
- [Git](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/git) — 4 roles (28.6%)
- [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd) — 3 roles (21.4%)
- [Jira](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/jira) — 3 roles (21.4%)

## Roles that use Yocto Project

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 6
- [Firmware Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/firmware-engineer) — 2
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 1
- [Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/security-engineer) — 1

## Employers hiring for Yocto Project

- [Arrow Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arrow-electronics) — 4 open roles
- [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — 2 open roles
- [A-dec](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/a-dec) — 1 open role
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 1 open role
- [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — 1 open role
- [Eight Sleep](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/eight-sleep) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Embedded Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/embedded-linux)

## Open roles requiring Yocto Project (14)

- [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, Sr](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a1e63bee-c306-4d62-8081-5a7e2f347be4/software-engineer-sr-at-a-dec) at [A-dec](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/a-dec) — Newberg, OR
- [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
- [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
- [Senior Embedded Linux Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f352d59a-5134-4e8e-85f7-d5b715f9f759/senior-embedded-linux-engineer-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture)
- [Senior Staff Software Engineer, Founding BMC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3bdd8796-9cf2-4148-a483-8ea0a0f8325c/senior-staff-software-engineer-founding-bmc-at-crusoe) at [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — Sunnyvale, CA, $237,000 – $288,000
- [Flight Software Engineer](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Lynk/5ff6f792-dbe9-49ed-80df-52f0079e0189/application) at [Lynk Global](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lynk-global) — Chantilly, VA (listed on Lynk Global's own careers site)
- [Platform Security Engineer, OpenBMC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5e3b8f2d-c881-4847-be72-ca10c467f490/platform-security-engineer-openbmc-at-menlo-ventures-portfolio) at [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — New York, NY, $320,000 – $405,000
- [Staff Software Engineer, Storage Platform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cd2c225a-4b85-4f33-b7a4-dae004dbd4fc/staff-software-engineer-storage-platform-at-relativity-space) at [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space) — Long Beach, CA, $181,000 – $271,000
- [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

All 14 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=da4b0ed3-9d08-4be9-8e7f-fe371415dc73