Technical Leader

Location: France - commutable distance to Sophia-Antipolis. Hybrid.

Who we are...

At Trustonic our products are making a difference across the world. One moment we're ensuring low-income families worldwide can access the life-changing benefits of an internet-enabled smartphone. The next we're protecting the safety and integrity of the vehicles we drive and the devices we care about.

We pride ourselves on living by the Trustonic culture code, a blueprint for our journey that recognises that great working environments don't guarantee success, but bad ones almost always ensure failure.

Working here, you'll find a company that celebrates its diversity and is looking to do the right thing: for each other, the community and the planet. We believe in equal opportunities and take to heart the old African proverb 'If you only want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together'.

We work flexibly when and where we're at our best, but regardless of how you choose to work, we'll make sure you feel like one of the team.

Click here if you would like to find out more about Trustonic's culture code.

If you would like to work in a fast-moving global technology company, with great ambition, then we'd love to hear from you

A bit about the team and what you'll deliver...

We're looking for a passionate Technical Leader to join our team in Sophia-Antipolis, France. Reporting to the VP, Product Development, you'll take the technical lead on porting our Secure Platform product to mobile and automotive customer platforms. You'll solve complex technical challenges, guide a skilled engineering team, and act as a key technical reference point. The Technical Leader is part of a project team that addresses the implementation of advanced technology topics in Trustonic TEE product features and integrates these features inside our Clients' SoC platforms. You will participate in defining the architecture, the design and the detailed specifications with a powerful influence on the technical choices.

As a Technical Leader, your main responsibilities will include:

• Integrate Trustonic products on different SoC platforms (ARM-based). 
• Embedded / Low Level System software development, debug and tests (Kernel drivers, TEE or OS Features). 
• Be the technical interface with either our Support team in Asia or directly with our SoC Provider or OEMs customers (understand their technical environment, technical support, and customer request clarification).
• Lead the software development, debugging, testing and implementation from the strategy and definition project phase to the project delivery to the customer.
• Communicate complex technical problems and solutions to customers of all skill levels while being personable.
• Manage customer escalations when high-priority and/or severe issues arise and manage customers via tickets/troubleshooting sessions.
• Technically manage one or several projects, ensuring timely project realisation, monitoring and reporting on progression, making adjustments as required.

Who you are...

As a Technical Leader you are a collaborative, driven, and technically skilled engineer who:

• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
• Is organised, autonomous, and customer-focused.
• Communicates clearly and confidently in English (written and spoken).
• Has strong problem-solving skills and can manage complex customer discussions.
• Enjoys mentoring junior engineers and fostering teamwork.
• Values integrity, accountability, and continuous learning.

What makes you, you...

As a Technical Leader, you will have skills, experience and knowledge in the following:

• Demonstrable experience in software development 
• C / C++ 
• Linux Kernel Driver development 
• Platform BSP manipulation (Android, Linux) 
• Technically extremely autonomous (able to autonomously learn and discover code in an external BSP) 
• Low-Level Embedded Systems  
• Linux Kernel drivers or Firmware development 
• Knowledge in Mobile OSs and associated tools chains; Android, Linux, feature phones (RTOS)
• Knowledge in Embedded Software debugging (RAM dumps, traces capture and analysis, Lauterbach tool) 
• Knowledge of Android BSP, development kits, SDK, NDK, and knowledge of application development in Android, focused on but not limited to the Android DRM and Media Frameworks 
• Knowledge in Security Embedded Software development environments 
• Integration projects / platform bring-up / debug camps experience 
• Knowledge in scripts based automated tests suites 
• Knowledge in Stacks, Drivers, Linux Kernel, Cryptography, Memory Firewalling, Cache memory management, Power Management level of energy transitions, Open source do's and don'ts (Git, SW Licenses) 
• Preferred support experience in JIRA and Zendesk
• Experience with Linux build systems (Yocto, BuildRoot) 
• Knowledge in Security (Crypto algos, TLS) 
• Knowledge of Python

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical training

#LI-Hybrid

Trustonic is an equal opportunity employer.  We do not discriminate on any grounds. We empower, engage, enable and value differences between people, including; different races, ethnicities, genders, ages, religions, disabilities and sexual orientations, with differences in education, backgrounds, skill sets, experiences and knowledge.