Principal Embedded Systems Engineer

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).

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 – Android Automotive (AAOS)

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 4–10 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬

Mandatory skills: Android Automotive OS (AAOS/AOSP), Android Application Framework, System Services, Binder IPC (AIDL/HIDL), Java, C++, Automotive Infotainment, CAN/Ethernet, ASPICE (preferred)

𝐎𝐓𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 5–10 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬

Mandatory skills: Automotive OTA Framework, C/C++, Embedded Linux, Uptane, FOTA/SOTA, A/B partitioning, Bootloader interaction, Secure OTA (PKI, SSL/TLS), CAN, UDS, DoIP

𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 5–10 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬

Mandatory skills: Telematics/Connected Vehicle platforms, Embedded Linux, C++, 4G/5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, Vehicle Data, MQTT, HTTP/HTTPS, LwM2M, CAN, Ethernet, UDS.

Duties:

• Embedded Software Development in C

•Design and development of software based on Autosar architecture

• Integration & verification of the developed SW components

•Debugging and error analysis

•Create design documents

•Participate in Design & Code reviews

Qualifications:

•University degree in electrical/electronics engineering, computer science or similar

•Minimum 5 years of experience in embedded software development

• Solid C programming skills

• Ideally with Autosar experience

•Knowledge on Functional Safety (ISO 26262)

• Familiar with Vector tools like DaVinci Configurator, Geny, CANoe, etc..

•Knowledge of scripting tools like Python, CAPL, etc.

• Experience  4 - 8 years
• Key Skills for Software Developer C++, Linux :
• - Looking only for candidates who can join immediately or max 10 day
• - should be able to work independently with no handholding
• - the ability to work with C/C++ code on Windows/Linux platforms
• - Database knowledge of MSSQL, Oracle, MySQL/MariaDB, ideally other ones too: Saphana, Teradata, Postgres.
• - Ability to work on their own fixing defects
• - should be able to understand secure coding practices
• - should have the Ability to work independently and with the team across different time zones

Job Description

Embedded Software/Firmware Design and Development on OS/Non-OS based platform

Necessary system architecture development and implementation

Device, sensor and gateway selection and integration based on industry use case.

Development on Image Analytics and Cloud/Platform integration

Development or integration of Cloud/Platform communication protocol

Technical Documentation and Testing of the developed system

Desired Skills, Knowledge& Experience

B. Tech/M. Tech/MCA with 8-10 years of industry experience

Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python development in Linux

Experience in device or sensor communication interfaces (wired/wireless, short range/long range).

Experience of microcontroller and microprocessor.

Knowledge of IoT gateway firmware development, container, and OS hardening.

Experience in device communication protocol, Edge computing and processing

Competent in application development for Image processing, transmission, and storage

Good understanding and of programming primitives, data structures, multi-threading and memory management techniques

Strong command over complex sensor and hardware control logic to work seamlessly with edge devices or gateway

Proactive and Self motivated

Strong verbal and written communication skill

Must have Skilled and Should Currently have Hand-on experience:

• Programming Language:          C, C++
• Operating System:                   Linux
• Debugging Tools:                     Valgrind / GDB - required
• Version Control:                       (Stash- nice to have) & (Git – Required)
• Build and Deployment:             Bamboo – nice to have
• Operating System:                     Linux
• Experience:                               5 to 8 years (Min. 4 years)

• Would be working on Development and Production Support of Email Mx Product which uses email protocols  (POP, IMAP, and SMTP) developed on C, C++ technology on Linux Platform.
• Technologies they get to learn: C, C++, GDB, Valgrind, python (python to a certain extent).
• Protocols they get to learn:   POP, IMAP, and SMTP and also any and every communication happening in Email Platform
• Source Control:                 Git, Stash
• Build and Deployment:           Bamboo
• Operating System:               Linux

• Debugging a Multicomponent – Multi-Threaded – Multi-Server Environment of a Live Product Deployed to Tier – 1 Customer.
• Opportunity for Improving CPU of exiting product.
• Opportunity for Memory optimization along with some good