Senior / Lead Embedded Software Engineer - Zephyr RTOS
GlobalFoundries (company site, opens in a new tab)8+ yrsPuneOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 20–36 LPA
Posted 13h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Own and lead Zephyr RTOS enablement architecture and technical roadmap for MIPS RISC-V based processors and platforms.
- Lead porting, platform bring-up, driver design, debugging, and build integration across complex embedded systems.
- Drive upstream contributions, cross-team collaboration, mentoring, and ensure production-quality SDK deliverables with CI/CD and testing infrastructure.
Minimum Requirements
- 8+ years of embedded software development experience with strong C and low-level platform software skills.
- Deep expertise in Zephyr RTOS including kernel configuration, SoC ports, device tree, board support, drivers, and test infrastructure.
- Proven experience leading BSP, SDK, RTOS, or silicon-enablement programs from architecture to release.
- Strong debugging skills with tools like GDB, OpenOCD, Segger J-Link, or Lauterbach; experience with CI/CD, test automation, and software configuration management.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Significant hands-on experience with Zephyr RTOS as a maintainer or meaningful upstream contributor.
- Strong knowledge of RISC-V architecture features including privilege modes, interrupts, SMP, and toolchain integration.
- Experienced in embedded platform bring-up, complex debugging across hardware/software boundaries, and collaborating with CPU architects and cross-functional teams.