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Tier-1 brand and mid-level role increase applicant density, despite niche embedded driver specialization.
Specialized kernel and hardware bring-up skills make cross-industry moves difficult.
Tight years and mandatory kernel/device-driver skills enforce strict screening.
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Design and develop Board Support Packages (BSP) and diagnostic software for Cisco Core and Edge routing products.
Develop and test kernel and user space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes, validate software, and execute software test plans.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 4+ years experience, or Master’s degree with 2+ years experience.
Proficient in C, C++, and Python programming.
Strong hardware and device driver development background with Linux hardware bring-up experience.
Experience developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems and device drivers for protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and/or GPIO.
Candidate experienced in multi-threading, event handling, state machine implementation in embedded systems.
Skilled in software development from concept through delivery for large-scale, high-bandwidth systems.
Comfortable using kernel debugging tools (GDB, KGDB) and collaborating on system design and specification review.