Software Engineer, PhD, Early Career, Embedded Systems and Firmware

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• Participate in or lead team projects to carry out design, analysis, and development of advanced systems across the stack, particularly embedded systems.
• Develop code and review code developed by other developers, and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Write documents that set new technical directions. Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Study, diagnose and resolve complex technical issues by analyzing the sources of the issues and the impact on software, hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

• PhD degree in Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in embedded systems/firmware design.
• Experience coding in C or C++.

• Knowledge of one or more of the following:
  Microcontrollers, SoC, device drivers, hardware, power management, ARM processors, performance optimization, file systems, bootloading, firmware, x86 assembly, system BIOS, or hardware/software integration.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux environments and kernel development.
• Ability to start full-time role in 2026.

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• Entry level

• Full-time

• Information Technology and Engineering

• Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet