Embedded Software Engineer | C, Device Driver, Linux ,Multithreading, I2C,UART, Board bringup – 8 to 12 years

Overview

Cisco's Common Hardware Group Diagnostic/BSP team is seeking a software engineer to develop board support packages, diagnostics, and device drivers for Cisco core and edge routing products.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and test BSP and Diagnostics 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.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 12+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 10+ years of experience.
• Proficient in C, C++, and Python programming.
• Strong hardware and device driver development background, including experience with Linux hardware bring-up.
• Demonstrated experience in hardware and device driver development, including Linux hardware bring-up, multi-threading, event handling, and state machine implementation.
• Skilled in developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems and device drivers for protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and/or GPIO.

Nice to have

• Proficient in kernel debugging tools such as GDB and KGDB.
• Experience developing software from concept through delivery for large-scale, high-speed interface and bandwidth.
• Ability to troubleshoot software defects from kernel modules to applications.
• Experience with collaborative system design, specification writing, and requirements review.
• Commitment to quality, mentoring, and continuous learning in networking, optics, and embedded systems.
• Experience with AI/ML and Agentic AI framework.
• Knowledge of Layer 2/3 network protocols.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Experience with network processors and optical networking.
• Familiarity with secure-boot, open-source tools, CMIS, and SFF standards (SFP, QSFP).
• Strong communication skills and knowledge of software quality processes.