Senior Lead Software Engineer - Linux Kernel

General Overview

Functional Area:  Engineering        
Career Stream:  Design - Software Engineering
SAP Short Name:  SLE-ENG-DSE
IC/MGR:  Individual Contributor        
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

The Senior Lead Engineer, Software develops, debugs, tests, deploys and supports code to be deployed in systems/products/equipment for various applications. They write, debug, maintain, and test software in various common languages and for software at various levels in the hierarchy (from Firmware to Application). Software creation follows an agreed to development process (such as Agile, Scrum, etc.) and complies with the product life cycle development (phase/gate deliverables).

The Senior Lead Engineer, Software works in cross functional teams with other designers, customers, manufacturing engineering and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design and simulations. #LI-LX1 

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Linux Kernel Development, Optimization and Maintenance
• Conduct technical evaluation based on input from front-end and customer needs
• Design and Development of Device Drivers for various peripherals including NIC, SPI, I2C, UART, CPLD, FPGA...
• Design and Development of BSP, HAL, Application based on Debian, CentOS, Other Linux based OS
• Optimizing/Customizing ONIE and Linux based OS to suit for diagnostic hardware system
• Participate in Silicon/Hardware Board bring-up and debug.
• Work closely with the Firmware and Hardware teams.
• Technical lead to triage and troubleshooting the issues found in design phase
• Technical lead to deliver BSP package(SPEC, image, checklist…) following with dev process compliance timely

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Bachelor(equivalent engineering) degree or above, Major related to compute technology, electrical or communication  engineering

Above 6 years of experience Linux Kernel/Device Driver.

1. Very strong in C and data structures, preferably in developing multi-core or multi-threaded applications.

2. Proficiency in compiling/cross-compiling (MIPS, x86, ARM, or PowerPC) is strongly desired.

3. In-depth knowledge of kernel functionality and architecture including networking, memory management, process management etc.

4. Must have hands-on experience in developing device drivers for the Linux kernel.

5. Excellent debugging skills, experience with kernel debugging tools and JTAG is preferred.

6. Solid understanding of low-level CPU architecture (core, cache, MMU, bus architecture, etc.)

7. Experience with hardware peripherals / buses/ protocols like PCIe, USB, SATA, SD/MMC, LPC, JTAG etc.

8. Good understanding of protocols & interfaces like SPI, I2C, UART is desirable.

9. Experience in developing Unix user-space applications is desirable.

10. ONL/ONIE/SONiC and network product work experience is preferred.

11. Knowledge and understanding of open source development and SW revision control system(Git/SVN)

12. Multicultural working experience desirable

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. 
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.