The Embedded Systems Team develops the first layers of software on the vehicle, from interfacing with hardware, to moving large amounts of data up the software stack. We are looking for a Staff Kernel Developer in the Platform Silicon Bringup team to own the Linux Kernel device driver development for pre-silicon and post-silicon validation, custom chip and hardware bringup as well as building a high performance hardware acceleration stack across a wide variety of devices and systems.
What you'll be doing:
- Build Linux kernel device drivers to support pre-silicon and post-silicon validation, chip bringup and deploy across various products
- Own Architecture, development and design of Linux Kernel Drivers, user space libraries and applications for custom AI chips,
- Bringup heterogeneous CPU cores and bringup of various evaluation platforms which use custom AI chips
- Architect system partitioning for performance using various hardware accelerator cores
- Develop high-performance system for data movement, I/O interfacing, networking and embedded signal processing
- Collaborate with colleagues across multiple teams and mentor developers
What you must have:
- 8+ years of experience in kernel device driver development
- Solid understanding of Linux kernel internals (memory management, concurrency/synchronization, DRM subsystem, device driver framework)
- Understanding of the Linux kernel open source development process and upstream contributions
- Familiarity with the ARM64 architecture
- Experience with git and follow good software practices like code review, documentation
- Effective interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills
- Familiarity with system performance analysis, profiling, and tuning
Bonus points!
- Experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon validation device driver development
- Experience with PCIe drivers, DRM, DMA controllers
The salary range for this position is $161,500 - $237,500. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.