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Senior Principal Engineer (Software/Firmware)

I8IS INC.
Santa Clara, CA, United States
about 2 months ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$200,000.0 - $260,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
www.indeed.com

Tech stack

JIRA Booting (BIOS) C++ (Programming Language) Continuous Integration Software Debugging Embedded Software Firmware Python (Programming Language) Release Management Scripting Gitlab

Job description

  • Firmware Lifecycle Management: Manage firmware for coherent optical modules, including bring-up, calibration, validation, and production release.
  • Feature Design: Architect and implement features including hitless firmware upgrades, bootloader design, and hardware adaptation layers.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with DSP, hardware, ATE, and test engineering teams to ensure seamless integration.
  • Customer & Technical Support: Act as a technical expert to respond to customer inquiries and debug complex field issues across hardware/firmware boundaries.

Requirements

  • Experience: 15+ years in embedded software/firmware architecture, design, and implementation.
  • Core Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience in coherent optical module firmware and SoC-based embedded platforms.
  • Technical Skills: Expert-level proficiency in C/C++ firmware development and Python-based scripting.
  • System Knowledge: Strong background in bootloader design and debugging.
  • Tools & Flow: Proficiency with Jira, GitLab, and CI/CD-based release flows.

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