Principal Engineer-Software Development
Microchip Technology Inc. (company site, opens in a new tab)8–14 yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 35–55 LPA
Posted 15h ago
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About This Role
- Design, develop, optimize, and maintain storage drivers for Linux or Windows platforms in a Data Center Solutions Driver Development Team.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, QA teams and contribute to architectural/code reviews and technical decision making for high-quality, production-grade storage solutions.
- Mentor junior engineers, drive performance tuning, scalability, reliability improvements and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.
Minimum Requirements
- 8-14 years of experience developing and maintaining storage drivers for Linux or Windows environments.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Deep knowledge of Linux kernel internals or Windows kernel internals and driver architecture (WDM, KMDF, UMDF).
- Expert-level C/C++ programming, debugging skills and experience with storage protocols like SCSI, NVMe, PCIe, SAS/SATA.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in analyzing and resolving complex storage driver issues in development and production environments, including performance profiling and tuning.
- Capable of collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams including firmware, QA, and test automation with experience in certification tests such as Windows WHQL.
- Has experience mentoring peers, contributing to open-source or kernel projects, and working with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines for driver validation.