Embedded Lead Engineer | Cleveland-Hybrid | 6+ Months

About Genius Business Solutions Inc. (GBSI)

Featured in CNBC, Digital Journal, Fox News, and CIO Review, GBSI is a globally recognized IT services leader with 20+ years serving Fortune 500 organizations. Our teams deliver solutions across automotive, manufacturing, retail, and pharmaceutical industries. Headquartered in Moline, IL, GBSI supports clients and consultants throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and India.

Join our innovative team to lead enterprise-grade SAP solutions and drive digital transformation initiatives across global enterprises.

Job Summary

The Embedded Software Engineer will design, optimize, and support ARM-based embedded platforms using Yocto Linux and modern messaging frameworks. The role involves developing and integrating microservices with ASP.NET Core, ZeroMQ/D-Bus, and PostgreSQL to ensure performance, reliability, and maintainability. Responsibilities include system optimization, code reviews, risk management, and technical documentation, with a focus on regulated industries such as medical devices or life sciences. Working in Agile teams, the engineer will drive integration strategies, database tuning, observability, and proactive incident analysis to deliver secure, high-quality embedded solutions.

Required Skills & Experience
• 10 years of embedded software experience
• Hands-on expertise with Yocto Linux build systems and ARM-based embedded platforms (NXP i.MX6 or similar)
• Working knowledge of systemd service management, hardware watchdog integration, and Linux OS optimization
• Familiarity with ASP.NET Core microservices and lightweight IPC frameworks such as ZeroMQ or D-Bus
• Experience working in regulated industries (medical devices, life sciences, or similar) is preferred

Responsibilities
• Optimize embedded software solutions using ZeroMQ, ActiveMQ, Embedded Linux, C#, and PostgreSQL, ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Drive integration and communication strategies between microservices, legacy applications, and embedded systems using messaging frameworks and API-based architectures.
• Optimize system performance and operational excellence through database tuning, messaging optimization, observability, monitoring, logging, and proactive incident analysis.
• Expertise on code reviews, risk management, technical documentation, and guidance on Yocto-based Linux platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams to ensure technical feasibility, support delivery roadmaps, and continuously improve solution quality and reliability.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GeniusBSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.