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Platform Engineer As a Platform Engineer, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of an in\-house Linux distribution for medical devices. Your… Platform Engineer Job description: As a Platform Engineer, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of an in\-house Linux distribution for medical devices. Your primary focus will be the next generation of a custom operating system abstraction layer, including a C\+\+ system daemon and plugins that expose OS capabilities through an RPC API. Your responsibilities will include: Developing and maintaining the custom OS abstraction layer, with a strong focus on the modern C\+\+ backend Implementing and enhancing the next\-generation system daemon Developing plugins that expose operating system capabilities through an RPC API Contributing technical expertise to medical instrument and software development projects Creating and maintaining C\+\+ unit and integration tests Refactoring and improving legacy code to ensure quality and maintainability Managing Debian packages, configurations and related platform components Collaborating with Linux software engineers and other technical stakeholders About the customer: Our client is a globally recognised healthcare and life sciences organisation developing innovative medical instruments and software solutions. You will join a collaborative team of Linux software engineers within its enterprise platform and infrastructure division. Requirements: At least 10 years of hands\-on professional experience with modern C\+\+ Strong experience using Linux as a software development environment Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience Advanced English skills, including the ability to explain technical topics to non\-technical audiences Strong problem\-solving skills and the ability to work independently Quick learner with a proactive, can\-do attitude Collaborative and team\-oriented working style Nice to have: Experience with virtualisation or container technologies, particularly Kubernetes Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS Infrastructure\-as\-Code experience, ideally with Terraform Experience in embedded software, hardware drivers or ARM platforms Knowledge of hardware and software integration German language skills Compensation benefits: Workload: 80–100% Hybrid working model with approximately 50% onsite presence Flexible working hours Initial 12\-month assignment with the possibility of extension jpid3e88d61jm jit0731jm jiy26jm