Principal Software Engineer

4 Months ago • 7 Years +

Software Development & Engineering

Job Description

The Principal Software Engineer will lead the software architecture for various Subsystems/Chiplets, working on standardized architectures and protocols for scalability and interoperability. Responsibilities include contributing to software architecture efforts, designing for high configurability and re-use, collaborating with stakeholders, and defining development flows. This role requires technical leadership, document and code reviews, and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate should possess strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, ability to establish working relationships, and a drive to solve what others cannot with a sense of urgency.

Must Have:

7+ years of experience in SoC SW development
Strong experience in embedded software, firmware, BSP, driver development
Experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon software development for 3 or more SoCs
Strong experience on porting and using multiple RTOSes and/or high level Operating Systems
Good understanding of SoC architectures, and processor (ARM/RISC-V) architectures
Good understanding of various peripheral interfaces and protocols (PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, I2S, MIPI)

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Job Responsibilities

Lead the SW architecture for various Subsystem/Chiplets
Work on various standardized architectures and protocols for scalability and interoperability across various chiplets
Contribute to SW architecture efforts based on SW design knowledge and experience. Provide inputs for architecture planning by carrying out study and experiments.
Design for high level of configurability, automation and re-use
Work with all stake-holders – across HW, Tools and SW teams for smooth and timely execution
Define the development flow and processes with proper coding guidelines, static analysis, code reviews and QA to realize high quality SW.
Lead the teams technically, review their documents & code and help with troubleshooting

Qualifications

BE/BTech/ME/MS/MTech in Electrical/Electronics

Experience and Technical Skills required

7+ years of experience in SoC SW development
Strong experience in embedded software, firmware, BSP, driver development
Experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon software development for 3 or more SoCs.
Strong experience on porting and using multiple RTOSes and/or high level Operating Systems
Good understanding of SoC architectures, and processor (ARM/RISC-V) architectures
Good understanding of various peripheral interfaces and protocols (PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, I2S, MIPI)

Behavioural skills required

Must possess strong written, verbal and presentation skills
Ability to establish a close working relationship with customers, peers and management
Explore what’s possible to get the job done, including creative use of unconventional solutions
Work effectively across functions and geographies
Push to raise the bar while always operating with integrity

Swiftness, nimbleness and a sense of urgency to get the job done with high quality and in a timely manner.