Linux Platform Engineer

Linux Platform Engineer. A growing company based in Cambridge are looking for a highly skilled Linux Platform Engineer to join their dynamic team.

Salary: Paying up to £80k. Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (Hybrid, typically 3 days on site). Sponsorship: Not available for this role; only candidates with full rights to work will be considered.

• Develop and maintain Board Support Packages (BSP) for NXP-based platforms.
• Build, customize, and maintain Linux kernels, including module development and integration.
• Debug and troubleshoot networking-related system issues using profiling tools.
• Optimize Linux system performance, memory management, and I/O operations.
• Debug and troubleshoot system-level issues using profiling and tracing tools.

• Strong proficiency in C/C++, Bash, and Python.
• Deep understanding of Linux networking stack; Yocto and Poxy is advantageous (TCP/IP, UDP, SCTP, Netfilter, iptables, nftables).
• BSP development (board support packages).
• Knowledge of networking protocols.
• Experience with performance tuning and packet tracing.
• Debugging.
• Experience with 3GPP, 4G, 5G protocols.
• Over 5 years of experience within Platform Engineering or a similar role.

The first stage will be a 30-minute Teams call with the Software Team Lead, followed by an onsite technical interview with the tech team and a culture discussion with HR.

If you are interested, please email your updated CV and a suitable time to call you, or call .