SENIOR EMBEDDED LINUX ENGINEER - LINUX KERNELS, ARM, X86

A Network Processor Company

esponsibilities:

• Work as part of a dynamic software team on various processors
• Software development work will include learning of network processor hardware products, protocol stacks, existing software on those products and other related software tools. The development work includes supporting/maintaining existing software and development for new RFCs/protocols.
• Help customers in porting and optimizing their existing applications to OCTEON or other processors.
• Additional knowledge of Linux Device Drivers and C Programming is required.
• Work also involves trouble shooting and resolving complex software issues – especially in multi-core environment.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. M.S. preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded system programming.
• Excellent programming skills – C, C++and assembly (preferably MIPS, candidate will need to learn ARMv8)
• Strong knowledge of networking protocol stacks (TCP/IP, UDP, IPsec, SSL, etc.).
• Knowledge of Ethernet and related switching architectures
• Proven experience with solving real-time embedded issues, including: threading, optimization, memory management, interrupt handling, etc.
• Experience in troubleshooting, performance analysis, and performance optimization for embedded systems.
• Knowledge of various debugging tools (EJTAG, probes, logic analyzers, etc.).
• Linux kernel and device drivers (networking, PCI, etc.).
• Understanding of low level CPU architecture.
• Working experience with multi-core/multi-CPU environments.
• Some understanding of HW/SW virtualization concepts
• Effective interpersonal, teamwork, and verbal/written communication skills; able to interface internally and externally with all levels of the organization.
• Diligent, detail-oriented, and willing to take initiative and handle assignments with minimal supervision. Inherent sense of urgency and accountability; able to multi-task in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of OCTEON/MIPS CPU architecture