Embedded Software

Technical Lead (Embedded Software - Linux)

Job Responsibilities:

Lead a team of software/Linux development engineers working on microcontroller firmware development, Linux platform drivers and IOT solutions. Should be able to guide team members, resolve technical roadblocks and deliver project commitments. Will be the go-to person and first-level escalation point for all technical issues faced by the team. Looking for someone with 6+ years in the embedded industry and a passion to build a core team in a growing company. Team size will vary from 6 to 12 people, mainly firmware and Linux engineers.

The selected candidate for this role will be reporting to the software director/manager in the organization.

• Work with firmware and application architects to create a project execution plan
• Review project proposals for execution scope & timelines
• Lead embedded software development activities by the team
• Work with QA teams to resolve bugs and ensure release readiness
• Work with h/w design and PM teams to ensure smooth execution and timely delivery of projects

The main responsibilities of this role are:

Technical:

• Strong programming skills (C, C++, assembly)
• Linux development experience (porting & platform drivers)
• Expert-level knowledge of embedded microcontroller & microprocessor-based systems
• Prior experience in delivering critical modules for microcontroller projects
• Good understanding of commonly used embedded communication protocols
• Good understanding of common embedded peripherals, interfaces & sensors
• Experience working on Real-Time systems (RTOS)
• Should be able to quickly learn new technologies and enable the team on the same
• Should be able to work with minimal technical guidance

Leadership:

• This role requires excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Should be able to lead junior engineers by providing technical mentoring
• Owns task division, task allocation and tracking within the team
• Require multi-tasking and time management skills
• Prior experience working with overseas clients
• Periodically report progress to management

Other desirable skills:

Knowledge of Python

Talented C++ Developer who has experience in design, development, debugging of multi-threaded large scale application with good understanding in data structures on Linux packaging, functional testing and deployment automation very good with problem solving.

Key responsibilities :

1. Understand fundamental design principles and best practices for developing backend servers and web applications
2. Gather requirements, scope functionality, estimate and translate those requirements into solutions
3. Implement and integrate software features as per requirements
4. Deliver across the entire app life cycle
5. Work in a product creation project and/or technology project with implementation or integration responsibilities
6. Improve an existing code base, if required, and ability to read source code to understand data flow and origin
7. Design effective data storage for the task at hand and know how to optimize query performance along the way
8. Follow an agile methodology of development and delivery
9. Strictly adhere to coding standards and internal practices; must be able to conduct review code
10. Mentor and possibly lead junior developers
11. Contribute towards innovation
12. Performance optimization of apps
13. Explain technologies and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
14. Diagnose bugs and other issues in products
15. Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Must have / Good to have:

1. 5-7years' experience with C++ development and relevant 3+yrs in modern version 11/14/17 would be a plus. 
2. Design and implementation of high-availability, and performance applications on Linux environment
3. Advanced knowledge of C/C++, Object Oriented Design, STL
4. Good with multithreading and data structures
5. Develop back-end components to improve responsiveness and overall performance
6. Familiarity with database design, integration with applications and python packaging.
7. Familiarity with front-end technologies (like JavaScript and HTML5), REST API, security considerations
8. Familiarity with functional testing and deployment automation frameworks
9. Experience in development for 3-4 production ready application using C++ as programming language
10. Experience in writing unit test cases including positive and negative test cases
11. Experience of CI/CD pipeline code deployment (Git, SVN, Jenkins or Teamcity)
12. Experience with Agile and DevOps methodology
13. Very good problem-solving skills
14. Experience with Web technologies is a plus. 

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Role and Responsibility:

 Developing firmware for robust embedded system devices

 Active involvement in designing architecture, communication protocols & selection of technology.

 Designing test cases and active participation in testing

 Team building and grooming new members.

Candidate Skill Set:

 Thorough knowledge and hands on experience of Embedded C programming.

 Experience of firmware development on multiple microcontroller families like AVR, MSP430, STM32,

Renesas, etc.

 Strong programming & debugging skills.

 Knowledge of IDE’s like Keil, AVR Studio, IAR, Cubesuit will be an added advantage.

 Hands on experience of working on wireless communication (BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, LoRa, GSM/ GPRS)

Qualification:

 A team player with excellent analytical, problem-solving skills, with strong ability to quickly learn.

 Passion for developing products with new technologies.

 Bachelor's/ master’s degree in electronics related discipline or equivalent experience

 Experience of 1-3 years

Skill Required

          Technical

• ●  The suitable candidate shall have most of the following knowledge /skills/experience:

• ●  Clear fundamentals of Analog and Digital Electronics. Knowledge of Full Hardware

• Design Life Cycle.

• ●  Knowledge of Circuit Simulation (PSPICE, NI Multisim, etc).

• ●  Hand- On experience with HW designing rules, PCB Layout in Cadsoft Eagle/Altium Designer etc.

• ●  Should have knowledge & experience with designing & developing 8/16 bit Microcontroller based close loop control systems and Arduino Platform.

• ●  Circuit building and Circuit Analysis Skills.

• ●  Component Data Sheet analysis skills.

• ●  Project Requirement Analysis Protocols/Ethernet, Wi-Fi, USB, Serial interfaces(SPI, I2C, RS485, RS422, RS232).

• ●  Hands-on experience in utilizing test equipment like DMM, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Function/Signal generator/Solder Station (SMD/DIP).

• ●  Knowledge about Board Bring Up process.

• ●  Testing (Integration testing, protocol/Driver testing, etc.).

• ●  Experience in Embedded C programming and embedded system integration and can develop test cases for the same.

• ●  Knowledge of IoT Open Source Programming / Development.

• ●  Candidate will be responsible for research & development of M2M/IoT products.

• ●  Candidate will be responsible for end-to-end embedded system integration.

   

• Others

  Abilities on the following shall be of added advantage:

• ●  Component Procurement

• ●  Vendor Interaction

• ●  Tools Management

• ●  Costing and resource estimation

• ●  Team management, Good Communication Skills, Pleasant Personality, Positive Attitude & Highly Creative

•  

• Decision level
  Contributory: Makes major contribution to decision or policy judgment on Technical matters of IoT/ M2M Projects, Vending Machines

  Demonstrate (Key competencies)

  Healthy knowledge of most of the following:

• ●  Embedded C

• ●  8/16 bit Microcontrollers

• ●  Atmel Studio/ Arduino IDE

• ●  Schematic / PCB layout design in Cadsoft Eagle / Altium Designer (SMD/DIP)

• ●  Hands-on experience on Test equipment and solder stations (SMD/DIP)

• ●  M2M / IoT based development

Senior BLE Firmware Software Engineer

About Company

https://espressif.com/">Espressif Systems (688018) is a public multinational, fabless semiconductor company established in 2008, with headquarters in Shanghai and offices in Greater China, India and Europe. We have a passionate team of engineers and scientists from all over the world, focused on developing cutting-edge WiFi-and-Bluetooth, low-power IoT solutions. We have created the popular ESP8266 and ESP32 series of chips, modules and development boards. By leveraging wireless computing, we provide green, versatile and cost-effective chipsets. We have always been committed to offering IoT solutions that are secure, robust and power-efficient. By open-sourcing our technology, we aim to enable developers to use Espressif’s technology globally and build smart connected devices. In July 2019, Espressif made its Initial Public Offering on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR) of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

Espressif has opened a Technology Center in Pune (Baner), India, which will focus on embedded software engineering and IoT solutions development for our growing customers.

About the Role

Espressif is looking for Embedded Software Engineers to join the software department located in India. You will work in a diverse team where your colleagues are from Czech, Russia, India, Australia and so forth. Here, you get a chance to be a member of the core team in Espressif and work with talented engineers from all over the world.

The BLE Firmware Development Team is now focused on the development of the Bluetooth 5.x standard and BLE Mesh standard.

BLE FW Team is looking for a self-starting, high-technical, energetic individual with keen attention to details. The Candidate will be actively involved in:

1. Development of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Firmware for Espressif Bluetooth chips.
2. Development of new firmware for BLE latest specification (BLE 5.x, BLE Mesh, etc).
3. Development of BLE chip validation and Bluetooth Qualification.
4. Research of cutting-edge and challenging Bluetooth technologies (BLE Audio, BLE Direction Finding, Next-Generation BLE Chip, etc).
5. Supporting the existing firmware through feature additions, enhancements and maintenance.
6. Working with systems team and cross-functional teams to deliver quality software following well-established software development processes.
7. Resolving issues as reported by internal test teams as well as customers.

Requirements

Required skills

1. Bachlor's degree or above in Electronic Engineering, Communications Engineering, Automation or other related majors
2. Familiarity with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol or BLE Mesh protocol
3. Proven experience in developing BLE stack / firmware (2+ years, both BLE host and controller) or BLE Mesh stack (2+ years)
4. Experience with software engineering processes and the full software development lifecycle including requirements, design, implementation, testing, and documenting in Continuous Integration environment
5. Strong experience and proficiency in C programming (3+ years) for embedded platforms required
6. Excellent problem solving and debugging skills

Bonus point

1. Experience in developing BLE profiles and BLE applications (e.g. HID, ANCS, Homekit, etc)
2. Good understanding of other networking protocol stacks is highly desired (e.g. Zigbee, IEEE 802.11, UWB, Lora, NB-IoT, etc)
3. Strong Real-time systems and software engineering skills required (e.g. FreeRTOS, etc)
4. One or more scripting languages (e.g. Python, etc)
5. Experience with variety of software productivity tools (e.g. Git, Jira, etc)

What to expect from our interview process

• The first step is to email your resume or apply to the relevant open position, along with a sample of something you have worked on such as a public GitHub repo or side project etc.
• Next, post shortlisting your profile recruiter will get in touch with you via a mechanism that works for you e.g. via email, phone. This will be a short chat to learn more about your background and interests, to share more about the job and Espressif, and to answer any initial questions you have.
• Successful candidates will then be invited for 2 to 3 rounds of technical interview as per previous round feedback.
• Finally, Successful candidates will have interview with HR.

What you offer us

• Ability to provide technical solutions, support that fosters collaboration and innovation.
• Ability to balance a variety of technical needs and priorities according to Espressif’s growing needs.

What we offer

• An open minded, collaboration culture of enthusiastic technologist.
• Competitive salary
• 100% company paid medical/dental/vision/life coverage
• Frequent trainings by experienced colleagues and chances to take international trips, attend exhibitions, technical meetups and seminars.

• Sound knowledge in controller design and analysis.
• Good understanding in optimisation based control algorithms.
• Experience with implementing PID controller for various unstable system.
• Experience with vehicle modelling and analysis.
• Good understanding of implementation/debugging/testing model and control algorithms.
• Candidate should have experience in programming concepts like OOPS in C++ and Python with robust and efficient coding.
• Experience in Matlab/Simulink, Stateflow.
• Good understanding in code generation, implementation and testing for real time intergration embedded system.

• Algorithm development for different control features.
• Testing of algorithm architecture along with tuning and validation.
• Working with simulation team to integrate and test models and algorithms into simulation environment for rapid development and validation.
• Tuning and validation of plant models to emulate real physical systems’ behaviour
• Co-ordination with other departments to maintain consistency and compatibility in department stack.

• ROS and ROS2 experience
• Vehicle dynamics modelling and simulation.
• Experience with version control using Git.

• Health Insurance
• Employee Stock Options
• Work from Home
• Flexible work hours
• Monthly Team outings and events
• Budget for up-skilling
• Flexible vacation

Primary Skill: System Software Development

Skill sets req:

• Linux porting/development; Linux kernel concepts
• Expertise in Linux BSP device driver development
• Customizing kernel + Porting + Developing Applications Linux Device Driver Development (Character devices) Good Concepts of Network Drivers File Systems Concepts
• Expertise in porting, network stack; optimization, network programming
• Bootloader/Uboot porting
• Camera driver development (Good to have)

Job Description:

Looking for engineers with one of the below requirements:

• 2-5 years of embedded development experience in a Linux environment with C programming
• With Option1:
• EDK2 experience
• SCT experience
• knowledge of TPMs
• With Option2:
• worked on bootloaders or uboot

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Responsibilities

+ Design, build and maintain low latency, high-performance electronic trading platform components, with a focus on market data, exchange and client connectivity and risk controls.

+ Deliver continuous optimization for latency, scale and resiliency improvements.

+ Participate in system builds for various markets globally, have curiosity and interest in understanding market microstructure details, work closely with engineering, sales and product teams globally for successful delivery of projects.

+ Basic Qualifications

+ Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent experience

+ 5+ years of professional experience developing deterministic high performance, low latency systems in python/C++ (counted in single digit microseconds)

+ Prior experience with FIX and binary exchange connectivity and market data protocols preferred

+ Strong knowledge of object oriented programming, data structures, algorithms and design patterns

+ Critical path analysis, performance optimization and hardware acceleration.

+ Linux systems programming experience including memory management, concurrent programming infrastructure, and the networking stack

+ Experience developing distributed architecture systems and messaging protocols

+ Strong analytical and problem solving skills

+ Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, self-motivated, results driven and commercially focused

Preferred Qualifications

+ Software development in python/C++ in the context of high performance (low- latency, high-throughput) real-time computing.

+ Familiarity with STL and C++11 language extensions, Boost

+ Network programming (sockets, TCP/UDP/Multicast protocols)

+ Multi-threading, concurrent programming

+ Intimate knowledge of compilers, flow of data at hardware level (memory/ caches, buses) + Some experience with FPGA or other hardware acceleration technologies

+ Experience processing large static datasets as well as high volume ticking data sources

+ Over 3 years' experience in Financial industry (Plus)