Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

Active involvement in the software design and test of reference application processor firmware.

• Your day-to-day role will involve low level software development, test and debug on various platforms, including software models, development boards and shipping products.
• Creating software stacks for Arm’s reference platforms for future Arm devices.
• Development of test code
• Create automation solutions to streamline and minimize manual testing and development tasks.
• We want you to be able to analyse industry specs, roadmap requirements, breakdown tasks and help implement the project plans.
• Your activities will involve upstreaming and maintenance.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Excellent C/C++ programming skills with the ability to add significant new functionality, analyse and fix complex defects. Some knowledge of assembly and strong debugging skills are preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with software testing or software development.
• Expertise in application and low-level systems, with a strong understanding of system architecture (preferably ARM), OS fundamentals, bootloaders, and device drivers. Proficiency in Linux/Windows operating systems and driver development is preferred.
• Good understanding of test methodologies, CI and test automation.
• Strong interpersonal skills; excellent written and spoken English.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experience with Python programming and writing shell scripts.
• Basic understanding of the Linux kernel, system software and device drivers, and Android internals
• Familiarity with open-source project development cycles and contribution processes.
• Experience of software profiling, instrumentation, and optimization.
• Verification and validation of firmware.
• A knowledge of how to test software using various techniques alongside an awareness of the value of CI and automated test systems.
• Experience with Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices.
• Familiarity and flexibility in the use of various software development lifecycle methods including Agile.