Embedded Developer

Location: Bengaluru, Kadugodi

Experience: 4-6 years

About company:

Client is a Germany-headquarted IT consulting and service organization. With over 25 years of expertise and global presence, we are committed to customer excellence and focused in addressing niche areas of product engineering, process consulting and software development in automotive, railways, production automation, data management and business IT domains.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop or enhance features to meet industry standards, safety regulations, and project specifications.
• Collaborate with Business stakeholders to understand Business Requirements
• Work closely with hardware engineers, QA, and Scrum Master to integrate software solutions into embedded systems.
• Identify Problems and resolve technical issues within embedded systems, making critical decisions on system architecture and software design.
• Strive towards Improving Processes, system performance, optimize code and innovate in software design.
• Work closely with vendors to design and implement edge AI solutions

Requirements:

• Must have done B.Tech/B.E preferably in ECE stream
• Must have Proficiency in Python/C/C++, Go Lang, Scripting in Bash
• Must have Strong Fundamentals on Embedded Development Life cycle
• Must have Strong knowledge on Embedded Linux, Unix/Linux commands, RTOS and SQL
• Sound knowledge of CAN/J1939 protocol, Sensor Data Processing and Telemetry
• Experience with tools like JIRA and Agile/Scrum methodology
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize work effectively
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have:

• Understanding of ADAS, Driver Monitoring Systems
• Experience with embedded video coupled with edge AI

Key Responsibilities

1. Kernel Lifecycle & Maintenance

Upstream Alignment: Lead the strategy for upgrading enterprise kernels (e.g., migrating from LTS 5.15 to 6.6) while maintaining binary compatibility where required.

Patch Porting: Expertly port functional and performance patches between disparate kernel versions, resolving complex code conflicts and API changes.

CVE Mitigation: Monitor the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) and security advisories to identify and backport CVE patches from upstream to production environments.

2. Deep-Dive Debugging & Stability

Panic Analysis: Act as the final escalation point for Kernel Panics and "Oops" messages. Utilize kdump, crash, and gdb to perform post-mortem analysis of vmcores.

Boot-Time Resolution: Debug critical failures during the early boot process (UEFI handoff, initramfs, and early kernel init) where standard logging is unavailable.

Performance Tuning: Use ebpf, ftrace, and perf to identify bottlenecks in memory management, scheduler latency, or I/O throughput.

3. Driver Development & Hardware Integration

Driver Ownership: Design, develop, or maintain at least one Open Source or Proprietary Device Driver (Network, Storage, GPU, or Character devices).

Hardware Abstraction: Interface directly with hardware registers, managing DMA mappings, and optimizing interrupt handling (MSI-X, Threaded IRQs).

Out-of-Tree Management: Maintain driver compatibility across kernel updates using DKMS or similar frameworks.

4. Infrastructure & Automation

Registry Management: Oversee the distribution of custom kernel builds and modules via GitLab Container/Package Registries.

CI/CD for Kernel: Build automated testing pipelines (Hardware-in-the-loop) to validate kernel stability before enterprise-wide deployment.

Required Technical Skills:

Languages: Mastery of C/C++ Programming (C is preferred)

Kernel Internals: Deep understanding of VFS, Memory Management (MMU/Paging), Process Scheduling, and Networking Stacks.

Debugging Tools: Expert-level use of kprobes, trace-cmd, valgrind, and hardware-level debuggers (JTAG/Serial Console).

Build Systems: Proficiency with Kbuild, Makefiles, and building RPM/Debian packages for kernel distribution.

Security: Hands-on experience with SELinux/AppArmor policy development and kernel hardening (FIPS, KSPP).

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Linux Device Driver Engineer with strong C/C++ programming skills and hands-on experience in Linux driver development. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of working with kernel modules and hardware interfaces, and be comfortable debugging and optimizing low-level system software.

Key Responsibilities

• Porting existing Linux device drivers to new platforms, SoCs, and kernel versions.
• New driver development for custom hardware components and peripherals.
• Debugging kernel and driver-level issues using industry-standard tools.
• Integration & bring-up of hardware with Linux-based systems.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to interpret specifications and enable device functionality.
• Optimize drivers for performance, reliability, and resource efficiency.
• Write clear technical documentation for driver APIs, design, and integration steps.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Electronics, or related field.
• 4 to 8 years of professional experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming and memory management.
• Hands-on experience with any Linux device driver (character, block, network, USB, PCIe, I2C, SPI, etc.).
• Good understanding of Linux kernel architecture, module programming, and build systems.
• Knowledge of interrupt handling, DMA, and device tree configuration.
• Familiarity with cross-compilation and embedded Linux toolchains.
• Experience with debugging tools (GDB, ftrace, perf, printk, etc.).
• Version control experience (Git).

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to multiple driver types (networking, storage, multimedia, etc.).
• Experience with Yocto, Buildroot, or similar embedded Linux environments.
• Knowledge of real-time Linux and RT patches.
• Scripting knowledge (Python, Bash) for testing and automation.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Good communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing high-quality WIFI applications. They will also be responsible for designing and implementing testable and scalable code.

Job requirement and Skills

• Embedded development in C/C++ on Linux
• Experience with WiFI chipsets (Atheros / Qualcomm / Broadcom)
• Worked with WiFi drivers and WiFi stack
• Strong debugging skills

Experience

• Minimum 5-10 years of experience
• Educational Qualifications: BE/ME
• Experience developing RRM, SON features in WiFi will be great .

• Develop embedded Linux Applications
• Work with a worldwide team to integrate the product to meet the requirement

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science from a top-tier institution
• Relevant full-time work experience of 4+years
• Strong foundation in computer science, Object-Oriented software, unit testing & test automation with scripts
• Ability to self-teach.

Mandatory Technical Skills:

• Expert level programming in C/C++
• Linux systems programming, data structures & algorithms
• Networked applications

Desirable Technical Skills:

• Linux Board Bring up, device drivers would be an advantage