Junior Embedded Software Engineer

About the Role

Canaan Inc. is a leading RISC-V chip design company powering Bitcoin mining machines and next-generation smart home devices. We are looking for Junior Linux BSP Software Engineers to join our BSP team, supporting both mining and smart home product lines – a great opportunity to grow your career in embedded systems with hands‑on hardware exposure from day one.

Location: US Hybrid
· San Francisco Bay Area preferred

• Support BSP development and maintenance for Canaan RISC‑V based chips (K210, K230, K230M, and upcoming SoCs).
• Assist in U‑Boot porting and debugging.
• Learn and apply boot time and reliability optimization techniques.

• Contribute to Linux kernel customization for embedded SoCs.
• Learn kernel subsystems (memory management, interrupt handling, power management).
• Grow familiarity with upstream kernel development.

• Implement and debug drivers with guidance from senior engineers.
• Storage: NAND/NOR Flash with file system support (UBI, Squash
  
  FS, ext4).
• Connectivity: Ethernet MAC/PHY, WiFi/BLE wireless module integration.
• Peripherals: UART, SPI, I²C.

• MCU integration and dual‑core heterogeneous system IPC.
• RTOS / Bare‑metal Development: Learn RTOS application development; assist with MCU firmware design and debugging.
• System Optimization & Debugging: Participate in performance analysis and issue troubleshooting (boot, memory, peripherals); support chip validation and reference design work.
• Open Source Contribution: Get involved in open‑source projects on Git Hub; start contributing patches to Linux kernel, U‑Boot, or related projects with mentorship from the team.
• Collaboration: Document hardware interfaces, driver designs, and bring‑up procedures; work closely with senior engineers, hardware teams, SDK team, and application teams.

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Electronics, Automation, or related field.
• 0–3 years of embedded development experience (internships or academic projects count).
• Basic familiarity with RISC‑V or ARM architecture.
• Good understanding of Linux kernel principles and driver development fundamentals.
• Experience with U‑Boot basics (porting or debugging academic projects is a plus).
• Interest in or early steps toward open‑source contribution on Git Hub.
• Hands‑on experience with at least 2 of the following: UART, SPI, I²C, NAND/NOR Flash, Ethernet (MAC/PHY), WiFi/BLE modules.

• Experience with RTOS (FreeRTOS / RT‑Thread).
• Familiar with Canaan RISC‑V MCU development (K210, K230).
• Undergraduate project or internship involving embedded Linux or kernel/driver development.
• Knowledge of Yocto / Open Embedded / Buildroot build system.
• Personal Git Hub projects or open‑source contributions (even small ones).

• Hardware: RISC‑V / ARM Cortex‑A / M
• OS:
  Linux (Kernel 4.14+)
• Boot loader: U‑Boot
• Languages:
  
  C / Python / Shell
• Toolchain: GCC (riscv
  64-unknown‑elf)
• Debug: GDB / J‑Link / OpenOCD
• Version Control:
  Git / Git Hub
• Open Source:
  Linux Kernel, U‑Boot, upstream contributions

• Competitive salary and equity compensation.
• Mentorship from senior engineers and clear career growth path in RISC‑V chip development.
• Hands‑on hardware exposure from day one — real silicon, real products.
• Open and collaborative technical team culture.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Conference attendance and training support.
• Git Hub‑backed development workflow with emphasis on open‑source collaboration.