Principal Linux Engineer

Location: Bengaluru – Work from Office (5 days a week)
Start Date: Immediate

About Zeno An unprecedented energy transition has begun. To meet 2040 net zero goals, over 2 billion electric two-wheelers must be sold and $11 trillion in fuel consumption replaced. Zeno is building a tech platform to electrify this two-wheeler market, which is currently responsible for more than 4% of the world's GHG emissions. Our mission is to accelerate the energy transition and democratize its perks across Africa, India, and Latin America.
The Role Zeno is seeking a Principal Linux Engineer (10–15 years of experience) with deep expertise in Linux system engineering, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure. This role is central to developing the software platform that powers Zeno's connected energy devices and cloud connectivity infrastructure. You will architect, build, and maintain robust, scalable solutions, from the embedded hardware in our edge devices to the services running in the cloud.



You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and scalable solutions for the next generation of electric mobility.

What You'll Do
Platform Development: Design, build, and maintain a Debian-based Linux platform for our ARM and x86-based connected hardware, utilizing Docker for containerized microservices.
Application & Service Development: Develop high-performance services using Python 3.12 with asyncio and C for system-level and performance-critical components. Implement on-device user interfaces and media pipelines using GStreamer.
System Integration & Networking: Integrate and manage communication between services and hardware using protocols like nanomsg, websockets, CAN, and RS485. Maintain secure VPN/mesh overlay networking for remote device connectivity and manage cellular/4G connectivity for field-deployed hardware.
Cloud & DevOps: Develop and maintain build systems and release pipelines for deploying versioned software to a

📌 Principal Linux Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Zeno
📍 Bengaluru