Platform Software Engineer, Senior

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain low-level platform software for Linux-based embedded systems.
• Work directly with hardware prototypes, chip-level interfaces, and lab equipment to support bring-up, integration, debugging, and system validation.
• Develop robust, efficient, and maintainable software in C for performance-sensitive embedded environments.
• Own complex platform components, services, and interfaces used by higher-level software layers and other engineering teams.
• Debug and resolve system-level issues spanning application software, operating system behavior, drivers, hardware interfaces, and platform integration.
• Support board bring-up, peripheral integration, multithreaded processing, networking functionality, and hardware/software interaction as required.
• Contribute to low-level Linux platform integration, including kernel-adjacent software, device interfaces, boot flow, and system configuration as applicable.
• Develop, build, and debug platform software using Linux-based development environments, including Ubuntu, and associated embedded tool chains.
• Optimize software for performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Create and execute test strategies to verify functionality, performance, and regression stability.
• Participate in and contribute to code reviews, design reviews, root-cause analysis, and technical problem solving across the team.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, FPGA, systems, test, and product teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Take ownership of technical tasks from definition through implementation, verification, and issue resolution.
• Help improve engineering practices, software quality, and development discipline through strong technical example and peer mentoring.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of relevant embedded or platform software development experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong C programming skills in Linux or Unix-based environments.
• Experience developing software in Linux-based environments such as Ubuntu.
• Experience developing software for embedded Linux targets, not just using Linux as a development host.
• Experience with multithreaded software design, debugging, and performance analysis.
• Experience with low-level software interacting with hardware interfaces and peripherals.
• Experience with networking at the programming level.
• Familiarity with chip-level buses and interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, USB, PCIe, or similar.
• Experience with ARM-based development environments or comparable embedded processor platforms.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Shell, AWK, or Lua for automation, testing, or tooling.
• Experience using source code control tools in a collaborative development environment.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills across software and hardware integration boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own complex technical tasks and drive them to closure.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with small, highly collaborative teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

• Experience with Linux kernel internals, driver integration, or kernel-adjacent debugging.
• Experience with bootloaders, board support packages, device-tree-based configuration, or embedded Linux platform bring-up.
• Experience with Peta Linux, including platform configuration, image builds, and software integration for embedded targets.
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx SoC-based platforms and hardware/software bring-up.
• Experience interfacing with FPGA-based systems and supporting associated software integration.
• Experience with build systems and cross-compilation tool chains for embedded targets.
• Familiarity with lab debug tools such as serial consoles, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG, or similar equipment.
• Experience with performance analysis and optimization tools.
• Experience supporting wireless, satellite, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cellular technologies.
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