Senior Low-Level Software Engineer

Overview

Senior Systems Software Engineer role developing validation and virtualization solutions used across Intel's product development lifecycle, spanning pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and maintain low-level software solutions, virtual platforms, and validation infrastructure that enable hardware and software verification.
• Drive complex technical initiatives and define software architectures.
• Solve challenging system-level problems spanning hardware, firmware, and software domains.
• Proactively identify challenges and opportunities, drive solutions across organizational boundaries, and influence technical direction.
• Lead projects from concept through deployment.
• Collaborate with architects, hardware, firmware, validation, and software teams to align priorities, remove roadblocks, and ensure successful execution of strategic objectives.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
• At least 5 to 12 years of proven experience in software development.
• Strong expertise in C++ programming and object-oriented design.
• Proven experience in embedded software/firmware development, including low-level programming, hardware-software interactions, and system bring-up activities.
• Extensive experience debugging and resolving complex system-level issues across software, firmware, and hardware components.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design principles, and scalable solution development.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical solutions from concept to implementation, with a strong system-level perspective.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex software systems in Linux-based environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience using modern software development practices, automated testing, version control systems, and AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, or similar technologies.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within cross-functional engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Proven experience with Simics, virtual platform development, or simulation-based validation environments.
• Experience with pre-silicon validation, emulation, or hardware modeling solutions.
• Solid understanding of high-speed and low-speed interfaces and protocols, including PCI Express (PCIe), USB, I2C, SPI, CXL, and related technologies.
• Experience developing validation infrastructure, tools, or solutions for pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
• Familiarity with DML (Device Modeling Language) or device model development.
• Experience leading technical design discussions and mentoring engineers.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Work model: on-site.
• Job type: Experienced Hire.
• Shift: Shift 1 (India).