Freelance IoT Software Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer freelancer to support GROPYUS on a 10-month project focused on our Smart Living and Smart Building technology stack. Expected availability of 30–40 hours per week.

What you'll do

• Build and configure Linux-based IoT and edge systems for smart homes and smart buildings
• Develop device-to-cloud communication pipelines for telemetry, control, and automation
• Work on edge computing components running on embedded Linux systems
• Implement and support device lifecycle management: provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and OTA updates
• Build internal tools and automation for IoT fleet operations and diagnostics
• Ensure system reliability, security, and observability across edge and cloud layers
• Collaborate closely with Product, Hardware, Platform, and Software teams

What you'll need

• Strong experience with Linux-based systems in production environments
• Knowledge of IoT connectivity technologies (BLE, LoRaWAN, WMBus)
• Hands-on experience with IoT protocols such as MQTT
• Hands-on experience with embedded systems or edge computing
• Solid understanding of distributed and event-driven architectures
• Proficiency in Kotlin
• Experience with containers, cloud platforms, and infrastructure components (e.g. PostgreSQL, Redis, message brokers, K8s clusters)
• Experience with telemetry, streaming data, and time-series data

Nice to have

• Experience with embedded Linux, OTA systems, or secure device identity
• Knowledge of observability and monitoring across edge and cloud systems