Embedded Systems Software Engineer

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Ethernet networking and data-path drivers for Snapdragon and Dragonwing SOCs.
• Develop and debug low-level software components including device drivers, firmware, and Linux kernel modules.
• Perform on-target and off-target debugging to resolve functional, performance, and stability issues using standard embedded tools.
• Own complex software features from requirements analysis and design through implementation and production commercialization.
• Optimize CPU utilization, latency, and throughput for networking workloads in automotive and broadband platforms.
• Create and maintain technical documentation including design descriptions and architecture specifications.
• Analyze customer problem reports to reproduce issues and deliver robust software fixes.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in C programming with experience developing or debugging low-level system software (preferred).
• Solid understanding of Linux kernel fundamentals including memory management, interrupts, DMA, and synchronization primitives (preferred).
• Hands-on experience developing, integrating, or debugging device drivers on Linux or a similar embedded OS (preferred).
• Experience with networking concepts such as Ethernet fundamentals, VLANs, and TCP/IP stacks (preferred).
• Strong debugging skills using tools like gdb, perf, and ftrace while working close to hardware (preferred).
• Direct experience with Ethernet MAC or switch driver development (preferred).
• Familiarity with automotive or embedded SoCs and QNX networking stacks (preferred).