2 days ago
Bengaluru, IndiaMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Design and develop BSP and diagnostic software for Cisco core and edge routing products.
- Design, develop, and test kernel and user-space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals.
- Develop and execute software test plans.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software.
- Develop, debug, and validate embedded systems and device drivers involving I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and GPIO.
- Troubleshoot software defects across kernel modules and applications and contribute to system design, specifications, and requirements reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 4+ years of experience, or a master’s degree with 2+ years of experience.
- Proficiency in C, C++, and Python.
- Strong hardware, embedded systems, device-driver development, and Linux hardware bring-up experience.
- Experience with multithreading, event handling, state-machine implementation, and embedded protocols or interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and GPIO.
- Preferred qualifications include GDB and KGDB kernel debugging, large-scale high-bandwidth systems, network processors, optical networking, Layer 2/3 network protocols, secure boot, open-source tools, CMIS, and SFF standards such as SFP and QSFP.
- Experience with AI/ML, software development from concept through delivery, collaborative system design, troubleshooting, software quality processes, mentoring, and continuous learning is preferred.
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.