What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead, Embedded Linux Yocto Developer position at Schneider Electric?
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Build the Linux platform powering Schneider Electric’s Intelligent Edge
Join Schneider Electric’s Intelligent Edge teams and play a key role in shaping the embedded Linux foundation behind next-generation industrial and IoT solutions deployed at global scale.
We are looking for a Yocto / Embedded Linux Developer to help design, evolve, and industrialize a high-impact embedded Linux distribution, running on a wide range of hardware platforms and used across Schneider Electric products worldwide.
This is a hands-on technical role on a strategic software platform, combining low-level Linux expertise, automation, and strong engineering practices.
Key Reponsibilities:
- Architect, develop, and maintain Yocto recipes and layers for key open-source components
- Integrate and validate Board Support Packages (BSPs) across ARM64, ARM32, and x86-64 platforms
- Strengthen and scale the CI/CD pipeline to support reliable, industrial-grade deliveries
- Design and maintain automated test infrastructures, including LAVA-based validation
- Collaborate closely with product, system, architecture, and quality teams
- Drive high standards for software quality, security, and long-term maintainability
What qualifications will make you successful for this role?
- 3 years of experience in Embedded Linux / Yocto development and C
- Proven expertise in Yocto Project, BSP integration, and Linux build systems
- Solid understanding of ARM and x86 architectures
- Strong hands-on experience with Git/GitHub, Shell scripting, and Python
- A strong engineering mindset with a focus on automation and quality
- Comfort working in an international, multicultural environment
- Availability to travel to France 1 week per month initially
- 3 days from the office in Barcelona are required
Why join us
- Work on a core platform used across Schneider Electric’s global product portfolio
- Influence the technical direction of a long-term, strategic embedded Linux stack
- Collaborate with senior engineers and architects in a highly technical environment
- Be part of Schneider Electric’s digital transformation journey
- Thrive in a collaborative, innovation-driven workplace
What will you get?
We adapt to you:
With our flexible schedule, you'll have the freedom to adjust your work hours to accommodate your personal needs and responsibilities.
We know how great it is to work from home. With our hybrid work plan, you can enjoy working from the comfort of your home.
Need more time to relax and disconnect? With our Holy Pack, you can purchase additional vacation days to recharge when you need it most.
Celebrate holidays your way! With Floating Holidays, you can exchange holidays for other days that better suit your plans and personal preferences.
Need additional time to explore new experiences or focus on personal projects? With the Sabbatical Pack, you can request up to 2 months of extra leave (unpaid).
We value the importance of family and want to support you in all aspects of your life. Our Global Family Leave Policy provides flexible paid conditions for when you need it most, whether you're about to be a parent, need time to overcome a loss, or to care for a loved one.
We take care of you:
With access to the health and wellness platform Wellwo, you and up to 5 people of your choice can enjoy access to wellness content, nutrition counseling, fitness classes, and more!
From dance classes to booking a hotel spa, we offer an agreement with Wellhub so you can access a network of thousands of gyms and sports centers to keep your body active in the way you like best.
Your well-being is our priority. You will have medical service at your workplace for close attention to any medical needs.
We empower you:
With Career Hub, our AI-driven professional development platform, you can connect with job opportunities, projects, and mentors at Schneider Electric globally.
We offer you the opportunity to be a shareholder of Schneider Electric and share in our achievements with our stock ownership program.
We celebrate everyone's talent and success with our recognition program, through which you can give and receive points for your achievements and redeem them for gift cards at your favorite stores.
You will have life insurance for your protection.
We offer you a Flexible Remuneration Plan in which you can choose from a variety of options, such as health insurance, meal vouchers, childcare vouchers, transportation vouchers, training, and more.
With Club Schneider, you will enjoy special discounts at your favorite stores, restaurants, travel agencies, and other external services.
Participate in company-subsidized volunteer programs to contribute to our community and have a positive impact on your environment.
Let us learn about you! Apply today.
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IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
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€40 billion global revenue
9% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries
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