Software Development Engineer

What to Expect

Role Overview:

• We are looking for a passionate Software Engineer with 3–6 years of experience in Linux kernel development, device drivers, and hardware bring-up. The role offers exposure to the complete system software stack — from bootloaders (Coreboot, ATF) to kernel internals and HSIO subsystems — and provides opportunities to work across pre-silicon validation, post-silicon bring-up, and production flows. This position requires strong debugging skills, ability to read board schematics, and close collaboration with hardware, validation, and global teams.

What You’ll Do

Linux Device Driver Development & Debugging

• Develop and maintain drivers for HSIO subsystems (PCIe, USB, UFS, Ethernet, etc.)
• Work on feature enablement, bug fixing, and performance optimizations

New Hardware Bring-Up

• Participate in pre-silicon validation, FPGA/Emulator environments, and first-silicon bring-up
• Debug using JTAG, serial consoles, and kernel logging tools
• Read and analyze board schematics to support hardware-software integration

Linux Internals & Kernel Subsystems

• Contribute to kernel migration and version upgrades for new SoCs
• Work with Linux kernel frameworks like power management, interrupt controller (GIC), clock/PLL, memory, and HSIO IP subsystems.

Bootloader & Firmware

• Develop, debug, and customize bootloaders (U-Boot, Coreboot, ATF)
• Enable low-level initialization and bring-up of SoCs

System Performance & Power

• Support power and performance validation activities
• Contribute to enabling features like DVFS, Runtime PM, CPUIdle, and suspend/resume

Upstreaming & Collaboration

• Prepare and test patches for kernel upstreaming
• Collaborate with open-source community and global stakeholders

What You’ll Bring

• 3–6 years of hands-on experience in Linux kernel and device driver development
• Strong C programming skills and debugging expertise
• Exposure to hardware bring-up on new boards/SoCs
• Ability to read and interpret board schematics.
• Experience with bootloaders (U-Boot, Coreboot, ATF)
• Familiarity with Linux kernel internals (memory management, scheduling, interrupts, device model)
• Experience in debugging using JTAG, logic analyzers, or oscilloscopes
• Good knowledge of source control systems (Git/Gerrit/GitHub) and kernel patch workflow.

Desirable / Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with HSIO IPs (PCIe, USB, UFS, Ethernet, etc.)
• Contributions to upstream Linux kernel or open-source projects
• Exposure to pre-silicon validation environments (FPGA/Emulators)
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks (Python, shell scripting).

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and teamwork in cross-functional, global teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and take ownership

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge SoCs from pre-silicon to post-silicon to production
• Hands-on exposure to full software stack (bootloader → kernel → diagnostics → production tools)
• Grow into upstreaming, system performance/power optimization, and leadership roles