Senior Embedded Engineer (Global Leadership Rotation Program)

About OptiSigns

OptiSigns is a fast-scaling cloud platform powering digital signage for 35,000+ businesses across 100+ countries, with 200,000+ active screens worldwide.

Founded in Houston, Texas in 2016 and now expanding aggressively in Asia and Europe, we help companies transform ordinary screens into powerful, dynamic communication tools. Our Vietnam engineering team is central to our next phase of growth.

Why This Role

This is not a typical engineer role.

We are looking to bring on a Chinese speaking Embedded Android Lead engineer to relocate to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and lead our growing engineering hub. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, with real ownership over both system scalability and team development.r and lead firmware and OS layer of our digital signage platform.

You will be responsible for building and maintaining a custom Android (AOSP-based) system running on Rockchip devices.

This role includes a full relocation package and offers a global career path, including the opportunity to work from our US headquarters as part of our rotation program.

What You’ll Do

• Build and customize Android (AOSP) for embedded devices
• Work with BSP and vendor SDKs (Rockchip)
• Optimize system performance for media playback and multi-display
• Own firmware lifecycle: build, release, maintenance
• Implement OTA update systems
• Work closely with hardware/ODM teams during bring-up
• Integrate drivers, HALs, and system services
• Enable remote diagnostics and debugging

Requirements

• 8 to 12+ years of experience in embedded software and Android development
• Extensive expertise in AOSP and BSP customization
• Familiarity with the Linux kernel, device drivers, and HAL
• Experience working with OTA systems
• Proficient in C and C++ programming
• Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese (mandatory) and English communication skills 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Rockchip platform
• Background in media pipelines and DRM
• Experience in digital signage or set-top box domains

Benefits

Why Join OptiSigns

• High-impact role shaping the architecture of a globally used product (200,000+ screens)
• Real-world scaling challenges with tangible business impact
• Strong ownership, high visibility, and direct influence on technical direction
• Opportunity to build and lead a growing engineering team in Vietnam
• Fully supported relocation from Taiwan

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: TWD 2.0M – 3.0M per year
• Performance bonus: 15–25% based on impact
• Opportunity for global rotation program (work in our US office after 1+ year of strong performance)
• Full relocation package (visa sponsorship, flights, Temp housing allowance, onboarding support)
• 13th-month salary, comprehensive health insurance, and standard Vietnam benefits