Senior Firmware & OS Engineer for Open Hardware Accelerators

OPENCHIP & SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Flexible schedule

Base in Barcelona

Job summary

Openchip & Software Technologies S.L. in Barcelona seeks a senior engineer to develop BIOS/firmware and Linux device drivers for novel hardware accelerators. You will contribute to emulation, virtualization, and telemetry, shaping hardware/software co-design with multiple teams.

The role requires deep systems knowledge, strong C/Rust skills, and experience with boot processes and kernel internals. A hybrid work model and base in Barcelona are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of experience in the field.
• Strong knowledge of computer architecture and boot processes.
• Experience with C, Rust, and low-level development.
• Experience with Linux kernel internals and device drivers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain low-level software (BIOS and firmware) for novel hardware architectures.
• Develop and maintain device drivers for Linux to expose hardware features and accel.
• Provide monitoring, telemetry, and health metrics for systems.
• Configure and extend emulation, simulation, and virtualization software.
• Collaborate with hardware teams and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

C

Rust

Linux kernel

Assembly

Open source

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Git

Qemu

KVM

Gem5

UEFI/EDK2

Job description

Openchip & Software Technologies S.L. in Barcelona seeks a senior engineer to develop BIOS/firmware and Linux device drivers for novel hardware accelerators. You will contribute to emulation, virtualization, and telemetry, shaping hardware/software co-design with multiple teams.

The role requires deep systems knowledge, strong C/Rust skills, and experience with boot processes and kernel internals. A hybrid work model and base in Barcelona are offered.