Rivet Industries

Software Engineering Lead, Firmware/OS

San Jose, CA

Work authorization required$250k-$300kDetected 127 days ago

AndroidNode.jsDistributed SystemsCI/CDLinuxgRPCDesign SystemsTest AutomationCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

You will own the core pieces of Android and Linux systems that scale across resource-constrained, multi-node environments.
Design, implement, and maintain system-level platform code across Android and Linux, including AOSP customizations, system services, init processes, and kernel modules.
Lead a team to execute on those designs as requirements evolve.
Develop and maintain Linux-based services for inter-device communications, message queuing, and observability pipelines.
Interface with hardware teams to maintain drivers and integrate custom hardware and peripherals.
Build and manage immutable system images, secure and reproducible environments, including certificate signing, sandboxing, and runtime hardening.
Define, implement, and enforce system policy, network configurations, authentication, and enterprise integrations for Android and Linux-based devices.
Collaborate across engineering disciplines (software, electrical, mechanical) to inform constraints and requirements.
Strong software architecture fundamentals with the ability to design systems that are secure, scalable, extensible, and robust.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for system image generation, AOSP builds, and firmware packaging.

Requirements 5+ years of experience building and maintaining Android and/or Linux system-level code and framework extensions (AOSP, custom ROMs, HALs, device drivers, kernel configuration) in an enterprise environment.
Experience with networking fundamentals and low-latency communication protocols, both IPC and RPC (e.g., gRPC, protobuf, AIDL, libzmq).
Experience with OTA update infrastructure, including image delivery, staged rollouts, and rollback mechanisms.
Preferred Qualifications Experience with defense-related security frameworks and protocols (ITAR, security classifications, STIG, encryption).

Experience with defense-related security frameworks and protocols (ITAR, security classifications, STIG, encryption).

Yet too often they are forced to rely on outdated tools that fail under modern pressures.
Rivet exists to reset that priority.
Align coding and deployment practices with regulatory and high-assurance frameworks.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for equity grants and other forms of compensation.
Eligible employees also receive a competitive benefits package, including unlimited PTO.

Requirement: Due to the nature of our business and compliance with federal regulations, all candidates must be a "U.S. Person".

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