Embedded Developer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position : Linux BSP developer

Location : Bangalore 

Experience : 3 to 10 Years 

Requirements :

1. 3 to 10 Years of proficiency working on C and Embedded Linux BSP (Board Support Package).
2. Highly proficient and possess working in Linux kernel and Linux device drivers.
3. Hands on experience on working on platform of MIPS, ARM etc.
4. Working knowledge and strong understanding of Device Tree.
5. Understanding of Make files, their customization and Cross Compilation and Shell scripting.
6. Experience in working on U-boot.
7. Video and Camera domain knowledge will be a BIG advantage.
8. Knowledge of secure boot would be an added advantage.

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 Title

Hardware Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a Hardware Engineer to design, develop, and support low-power electronic hardware systems, from concept through production. The role involves schematic design, PCB layout, component selection, and collaboration with firmware and mechanical teams to deliver reliable and manufacturable hardware solutions.

Key Responsibilities

·        Design electronic circuits and develop schematics and PCB layouts

·        Select components based on performance, power, cost, and availability

·        Develop and review battery-operated designs

·        Ensure designs meet electrical, thermal, and reliability requirements

·        Support hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation

·        Prepare BOMs, Gerbers, and manufacturing documentation

·        Work closely with firmware, and testing team

·        Review and improve designs for DFM/DFA and production readiness

Required Qualifications

·        Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

·        Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics

·        Experience with PCB design tools (Altium, KiCad, Eagle, or similar)

·        Familiarity with microcontrollers and embedded systems

·        Ability to read datasheets and apply reference designs

·        Basic knowledge of EMI/ESD protection and signal integrity

Preferred Qualifications

·        Experience with low-power or battery-operated hardware

·        Exposure to IoT devices, sensors, or communication modules

·        Experience supporting prototype to production transitions

·        Knowledge of manufacturing and testing processes

·        Ability to document designs clearly and professionally

Experience Level

·        2+ years

Soft Skills

·        Strong problem-solving skills

·        Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams

·        Good communication and documentation skills

Lifespark Technologies is looking for individuals with a passion for impacting real lives through technology. Lifespark is one of the most promising startups in the Assistive Tech space in India, and has been honoured with several National and International awards. Our mission is to create seamless, persistent and affordable healthcare solutions. If you are someone who is driven to make a real impact in this world, we are your people.

Lifespark is currently building solutions for Parkinson’s Disease, and we are looking for an embedded software lead to join our growing team. You will be working directly with the founders on high impact problems in the Neurological Healthcare domain. You will be solving some of the most fundamental and exciting challenges in the industry and will have the ability to see your insights turned into real products every day

Responsibilities :

1. RTOS based multithreaded software development

2. Building future ready, scalable software architectures

3. Liasing with hardware team to decide project requirements

4. Realtime IoT functionality development on ESP32 platform

5. Integration of third party services for cloud based communications and computation

6. Maintaining and documenting software via git (GitLab)

7. Coordinating releases, setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines

8. Managing AWS based backend services, integration with AWS services such as S3,

Sagemaker

9. Firmware security, Flash encryption, Bootloader encryption, secure communications

10. Deep integration with hardware team - stress testing hardware

11. Development of device drivers

12. Software testing and maintenance

Recommended experience :

1. Good command over Linux

2. Familiarity with real time tasks and timing sensitive system design

3. Familiarity with BLE/Wifi/etc IoT communication protocols

4. Familiarity with major third party platforms for cloud and ML/AI integration

5. Testing actual physical outcomes of programmed solutions

6. Deep familiarity with ESP-IDF

Location : IIT Bombay, Mumbai

Working mechanism : In-person

Compensation range : 4-12 lpa + ESOPs

Strong in Basic C++, STL, Linux

OOPs, Exception Handling

Design Pattern and Solid principles, concepts related to UML representation

•           Solution, design, and architecture concepts

•           Knowledge on Pointers and smart Pointers.

•           IO streams, Files and Streams and Lambda Expressions in C++ added advantage.

•           Features of C++17 and usage of STL in C++ is added advantage.

•           Templates in C++.

Communication skill, Attitude, learnability

• Perform analysis, design and implementation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, processes, and product / program requirements
• Engage with global teams to effectively translate customer requirements to software requirements and identify potential solutions that are optimized to operate with in constraints of the product
• Troubleshoot variety of complex software problems
• Provide timely status updates and proactive communications on issues to the stakeholders.
• Able to interface with internal and external stake holders regarding software issues.
• Contribute as part of teams put together to meet overall organization initiatives/objectives
• As a technical lead,

1. Guide team efforts towards successful deliverables.
2. Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
3. Able to effectively manage escalations and operate under crisis
4. Have the ability and willingness to acquire in-depth understanding of domain and existing products (beyond software) and apply that knowledge to develop new products and to deliver enhancements/ fixes for customer requirements.
   
   

• Background in Industrial Automation
• Prior experience in supervisory control systems software
• Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science/Information Science/Electronics/Electrical/Instrumentation with strong back ground in Industrial automation software
• Strong C, C+ programming on variety of Windows platforms using Microsoft technologies
• Sound knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals data structures, algorithms, operating system concepts
• Excellent analytical skills, methodical problem-solving skills and troubleshooting skills
• Prior experience of working in global teams and interfacing with multiple stake holders
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to interact with extended teams spread across the globe.

Position Overview:

This position is part of highly skilled fimrware team that do software board bring up of bare silicon for next generation products. In order to write system software for embedded electronic products, this position requires academic background in electronics engineering to understand hardware concepts such as digital logic, schematics, and microprocessor communications to develop effective embedded software.

Candidate should have complete knowledge of Software development cycle from architecture definition to the implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Must wear multiple hats from analyzing field and factory reported issues to software integration.
• Be a liason for troubleshooting and debugging complex systems and identifying the root cause.
• Develop detailed design documents and customer facing application notes for the system and IOT features for Mobile routers.
• Act as a product lead and be part of bigger team in software bring up.   
• Ability to work on Low level software such as bootloaders and understanding of low level functional blocks is a must.
• Work on Linux kernel and configuration.
• Write or port device drivers for Ethernet, USB, GPIO, LED, Bluetooth, Accelormeter, LCD and touch screen.
• Debug stability issues in data routing between WAN and LAN interfaces.
• Work with Software QA with test plan and execution.
• Work with Hardware team to identify and root cause stability problems.

Experience/Requirements:  

• Demonstrable knowledge of C, C++, Assembly programming skills
• Overall 10+ years of experience in embedded environment preferabily Linux.
• Board bring up proficiency with bootloaders and other low level software, must be very good with debugging techniques.
• Experience in TCP/IP networking is must for trouble shooting throughput and other traffic issues.
• Driver experience with I2C, SPI, UART, LCD, Ethernet, PCIe is a plus.
• Experience with low level debugging using JTAG.
• Experience with Makefiles, and build environments such as PTXDIST, Yocto and Buildroot.    
• Experience with version control such as git and svn.
• Good communication skills and team player.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously to meet deadlines, in a fast-changing environment.

Education:

Responsibilities and Duties
The team leader will be leading a team of Hardware engineers, firmware and testing engineers. Being a team leader, you will primarily be responsible for fast and accurate delivery from the team which might even include handholding of team members whenever needed. Embedded team would be responsible for the following:
Hardware Design including

• Circuit design as per design requirements
• Schematic capture in the tool
• CAD layout
• QA/QC/functional testing
• PCB assembling and rework
• Lab inventory management
• Component procurement.

Firmware Design Including

• Firmware Design and architect
• Software Development
• Firmware Testing
• Code management over svn

Other Responsibilities

• The team leader would also be responsible for architecting the system, creating detailed design documents as per requirement and maintaining quality control of all the deliverables.
• The team leader would also be required to create a detailed test plan and list of test cases to be executed and if needed, create proper environment for the same.
• Ownership of the ‘ground up’ design and architecture of embedded software for real time applications.
• Decomposition of designs in to structured modules/functions ready for implementationby yourself and the team.
• Hands on development in C of new ARM based embedded software for a range of products currently under development
• Ensure quality of software using appropriate methods(Code Review, Static Analysis, Unit Test etc.) and application of suitable Coding Standards
• Maintain, update and enhance existing embedded software written in C
• Documentation of software products, development and execution of test plans
• Work closely with other members of the engineering team to assist with the correct choice of processors and supporting hardware

Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Experience of 8+ years in field of embedded systems designing and developement.
• Familiar with usage of various LAB instruments.
• Strong fundamentals of electronics (Digital and analog) are must.
• Well versed with circuit designing and HW debugging
• Analog and Digital Circuit designing: familiarity with micro-controllers, memories, communication interfaces, op-amps, comparators, relays, inductors and capacitors, Handling EMI and Noise issues associated with circuits.
• Understanding of BLE protocols will be required.
• Understanding of scientific methodologies of experimentation, data-gathering and interpretation and hypothesis.
• Understanding of basic architecture, debugging of sensors.
• Experienced in embedded-C coding, memory allocations.
• Experience with any RTOS designing preferably with FreeRTOS at least with Semaphores, SW Timers, synchronisation and event handlings, task handling and prioritization.
• Understanding of micro-controller architecture, programming and debugging methodologies, interrupt-handling.
• Experience with any of the IDEs and debuggers for ARM architecture.
• Basic understanding of assembly programing of ARM architecture
• Understanding of basic peripherals like UART, CAN, I2C, Timers, Counters, PWMs, ADCs, DAC.
• Experience/knowledge in IoT devices (sensor, gateway, cloud) handling.
• Familiarity with CAD tools for schematics and layout generation.
• Experience on MS-Office.
• Familiarity in understanding and creating various test plans and documents.

General Skills Needed/ Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of components and should be able to suggest the team with right componenet
• Candidate must have a knack to use his/her technical knowledge to give it back to society.
• Candidates passionate to bring a change in society will be preferred with no compromise on pay check.
• Candidates must be open to work with communities to get feedback on product features so that products are best fit for social upliftment.
• Candidates must be open to travel to needy communities and should not hesitate to get his/her hands dirty to bring a change to the communities.
• Candidates must find associated with the cause and mission of the company.
• Open to work in open startup culture and give his/her 100%.
• Analytical reasoning and fact-based brainstorming capabilities will be highly preferred.
• Ready to relocate to Gurugram.
• Occasional field visits.

 Job Description: Senior Software Engineer- Embedded Systems

Videogram is looking for Software Engineer in Embedded Systems who will be responsible for designing the embedded systems and installing them in machines and tools. You will be playing an important role in our software team who will be responsible to design and develop the software that controls the processor (micro-controllers and digital signal processors) of the machine. You come with a role as a professional Embedded System Software Engineer to execute a complete embedded software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and commercial deployment. Responsible for the complete embedded software development lifecycle
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug system software
• Coordinate with the engineers from other disciplines to develop the end product of the requisite standards
• Customize the software to suit the needs of the product nature and expected functioning
• Debug the system to remove the anomalies and inconsistencies

Requirements:

• Candidates require a bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, software development, embedded software, etc. 
• The candidate should be an undergraduate in Computer Science or a relevant field
• Hands-on experience in C++11 or later programming languages
• Knowledge of GIT Version control
• Experience in doing bare metal or RTOS development
• Hands-on experience in developing the code in Linux
• They require exceptional programming skills and competence in using software tools. 
• Knowledge of operating systems and of the interaction between hardware/software is important for this profile. 
• The attributes of problem-solving ability, analytical skills, proactive behavior, and an adaptable approach are important in this position. 
• This discipline of engineering provides scope for creative minds and poses challenges to perform quality work.
• Scripting in Python & Bash is an add-on
• Experience in any of the following technologies:

           UART | SPI | I2C |MIPI DSI |Display Port | Low-Level Sata

Additional/ Desirable Interests:

• Personal interest in videography/ photography and audio production
• Experience working programmatically with videos/ images/ audio
• Exposure to low-level details of any video/ image codecs
• Exposure to movie container file formats especially QuickTime/mp4
• Working knowledge of exFAT file system