Embedded Software Engineering Sr. Technical Leader | C, C++, BSP, SONiC, Device Driver, Linux, Kernel | 12 + years
Cisco28 days ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Architect and develop BIOS, BSP, and diagnostic software for Cisco core and edge routing products.
- Design, develop, and test device drivers for FPGA and high-speed networking peripherals.
- Develop and execute software test plans.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software.
- Lead or contribute to board bring-up, embedded-system validation, and debugging.
- Provide expert technical consultation internally and externally and influence technology direction.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 18+ years of experience, or a master’s degree with 15+ years of experience.
- Current experience programming embedded systems in C, C++, and Python.
- Experience with hardware and device-driver development, Linux hardware bring-up, multithreading, event handling, and state-machine implementation.
- Experience with SONiC, ONIE, BMC, IPMI, and/or Redfish.
- Experience developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems using I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and GPIO.
- Preferred experience with GDB, KGDB, board bring-up, large-scale high-bandwidth systems, kernel modules, system design, requirements review, AI/ML, Layer 2/3 networking, network processors, optical networking, secure boot, CMIS, and SFF standards including SFP and QSFP.
About Cisco
Cisco designs and sells networking, security, and collaboration platforms for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning routers and switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, zero‑trust, observability, and cloud-managed IT (Meraki) plus Webex. Its business model mixes hardware, software subscriptions, and support/consulting services. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco is a public company traded on Nasdaq and serves customers across data centers, campuses, and service provider networks.