Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer | Embedded Linux | Yocto | AI Imaging Systems

teqLink is looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join Sapient Perception – a fast-growing company recently recognised and nominated as the Entrepreneur Of The Year award.

As a Platform Engineer, you will own the embedded software platform that powers Sapient Perception's AI-first imaging payloads. From Linux platform builds and BSP development to hardware integration and system bring-up, you will help build the foundation for next-generation perception systems.

You will join a small, highly skilled engineering team where you will have significant technical ownership, work with cutting-edge AI hardware, and contribute directly to products deployed in defence, public safety, and autonomous missions.

Your Primary Tasks

You will develop, maintain, and evolve the embedded Linux platform that powers Sapient Perception's imaging payloads. Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining a secure Embedded Linux platform, including Yocto, BSP, build systems, and deployment infrastructure.
• Driving platform security through system hardening, secure firmware updates, and networking.
• Collaborating closely with hardware engineers on board bring-up, hardware integration, validation, and test environments.
• Contributing to CUDA, video pipelines, image processing, networking, and general software development where relevant.
• Mentoring junior developers and providing technical guidance on platform architecture and embedded software development.

Professional Qualifications

We expect you to have an MSc in Engineering or a similar technical background, combined with hands-on experience developing Embedded Linux platforms for high-performance or mission-critical systems. Ideally, you bring experience with:

• Embedded Linux and Yocto
• BSP development, Linux kernel, and device drivers
• Hardware integration and board bring-up
• NVIDIA Jetson, ARM, C++, and Docker
• Mission-critical or security-focused systems
• High-throughput applications such as video, radar, sonar, networking, or similar embedded platforms

Desirable Qualifications

Experience with one or more of the following is an advantage:

• DevOps and infrastructure
• Drone systems or UAV payloads
• AI hardware and accelerated computing

Why join Sapient Perception?

This is an opportunity to work on technology that matters.

At Sapient Perception, engineering drives innovation. You will work with cutting-edge AI hardware, have real influence on technical decisions, and help shape both the embedded platform and the engineering culture as the company continues to grow. You will enjoy:

• High technical ownership
• A collaborative, flat engineering organisation
• Modern AI hardware and embedded technologies
• Products with real-world deployment and impact
• The opportunity to help define the next generation of European AI imaging payloads

About Sapient Perception

Sapient Perception develops AI-first imaging payloads that deliver high-quality data for machine perception. The company's mission is to strengthen Europe's technological independence within UAV payloads, enabling advanced sensing capabilities for defence, national security, and autonomous systems.

Interviews with Sapient Perception are expected to begin in early August.

Expected start date: 1 October.

Sounds like a fit for you? Submit your CV via Easy Apply. We invite candidates for interviews on an ongoing basis, so feel free to apply today. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact us: [email protected]

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