Job Description

Position Title

Principal Engineer - Embedded Software

Job Summary

Vertiv is seeking a

Principal Engineer - Embedded Software

to provide technical leadership and hands-on development expertise for one of our premier KVM & Serial access appliance platforms. This full-time individual contributor role is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining embedded firmware and backend software for existing and next-generation products.


The successful candidate will work closely with technical stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and global engineering organizations to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality embedded solutions, while serving as a technical mentor and subject matter expert.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze and translate software requirements to assess design feasibility within schedule and cost constraints. Define and drive architecture and design of embedded firmware and system components. Design, develop, debug, and test embedded Linux applications and product features. Collaborate closely with other engineers to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions. Create and maintain architecture, design, and unit test documentation. Partner with Development and QA teams to ensure product quality and engineering excellence. Mentor and provide technical guidance to team members as needed. Work closely with cross-functional corporate teams to support product development and knowledge transfer. Design and implement system and network services such as

DHCP, SSH, RADIUS, TCP/IP, TFTP, HTTP/HTTPS

. Integrate and implement

NATS, gRPC, REST APIs, OpenSSL

, and other open-source technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's or

master's degree in computer science, Electronics Engineering

, or equivalent practical experience.

15+ years

of software development experience using

C, C++, Go (Golang), Python, and Shell scripting

.

10+ years

of Linux system programming experience, including low-level scripting for product image creation and deployment.

10+ years

of experience developing Linux-based applications.

5+ years

of API and service development using

REST, gRPC, RabbitMQ, Redfish, DDS

, or equivalent architectures.

10+ years

of experience with

GitHub/GitLab

and modern source control workflows.

5+ years

of experience designing and maintaining

CI/CD pipelines

.

5+ years

of experience developing and deploying

Docker containers

. Strong understanding of

Yocto build systems

and

Makefiles

. Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Solid understanding of

object-oriented design and analysis

.

10+ years

of experience with low-level system programming;

Ubuntu/Linux

experience preferred. Experience with

microservices architectures

. Strong experience with

multi-threaded and concurrent programming

. Experience using

Google Protocol Buffers

.

5+ years

of experience with

MySQL, PostgreSQL

, or other relational databases. Proven database design skills with strong proficiency in

SQL

. Hands-on experience configuring and supporting

NGINX

. * Knowledge of network and server management protocols such as

SNMP, SMTP, and TCP/IP

.