Embedded Linux Field Engineer
Develop our Rust-based Linux SDK, work with top hardware companies, and see your code power real devices across the globe.

About the job
Nordic Semiconductor is seeking an Embedded Linux Field Engineer to develop our embedded Linux SDK written in Rust. You’ll be working with cutting-edge hardware companies as they integrate for the first time or add support for newly built features. Our engineering culture provides opportunities to contribute to as many areas of our technology stack as you’re interested in.
You will be joining the Memfault team within Nordic Semiconductor.
Key responsibilities
- Work with sales and customer success teams to design solutions for prospects and customers to solve real-world business problems.
- Improve the Linux SDK to work on every major embedded Linux distribution across IoT devices
- Engage directly with firmware engineers at cutting-edge hardware companies to integrate the platform
- Build out and improve reference examples, SDK documentation, and automated tests
- Ship code early and often to customers, seeing devices in the wild running your code
Qualification and skills
- 3+ years of experience writing Rust/C/C++ code on embedded Linux devices, typically Arm CPUs
- Well-versed in Yocto or Buildroot
- Great communicator, credible with technical buyers and clear with business stakeholders
- Organized, efficient, and passionate about automated testing and CI/CD
Personal Skills
- Love teaching and solving problems, eager to have a major impact on product, business, and culture
- Caring and kind: other people do better when they work with you
- Strong communicator, both conversationally and in written form
- Excited about contributing across firmware, operating systems, web, and distributed systems
Working for Nordic
Working at Nordic, you will be inspired and supported to develop yourself. Our teams enjoy a professional and informal working environment. We value and encourage the continuous development of skills and expertise to the highest levels. We are proud of our Norwegian heritage, our highly skilled international workforce, and our world-leading innovation.
We offer a variety of tasks and projects, and the possibility to work alongside some of the world’s most renowned experts within their field. We encourage our employees to question the established and innovate while expecting professionalism, commitment, and the will to learn.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with short- and long-term incentive plan
- Flexible working hours
- Medical insurance
- Family-friendly policies, insurances, and benefits
Practical details
- Location: Oslo, Norway
Please note that this position might be subject to a background check. Applications should include a cover letter written in English.
- Department
- Long-Range & Cloud BU
- Locations
- Oslo
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Level of seniority
- Experienced
- Field of expertise
- Engineering
- Application deadline
- October 07, 2025
About Nordic Semiconductor
Nordic Semiconductor is a Norwegian fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless communication technology that powers the Internet of Things (IoT). Nordic was established in 1983 and has about 1400 employees across the globe. Our award-winning Bluetooth Low Energy solutions pioneered ultra-low power wireless, making us the global market leader. Our technology range was later supplemented by ANT+, Thread and Zigbee, and in 2018 we launched our low power, compact LTE-M/NB-IoT cellular IoT solutions to extend the penetration of the IoT. The Nordic portfolio was further complemented by Wi-Fi technology in 2021.
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