Staff Firmware and Operating System Engineer

OPENCHIP & SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES

Barcelona

Híbrido

EUR 110.000 - 150.000

Jornada completa

14 días+

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Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible schedule

Hybrid work environment

Career development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

A technology firm in Barcelona seeks a Staff Firmware and Operating System Engineer to develop low-level software and device drivers for novel hardware. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience, strong knowledge of computer architecture, and is familiar with Linux kernel internals. This full-time position offers a hybrid work environment, flexible schedules, and competitive remuneration.

Formación

Experience in the relevant field (more than 10 years).
Good understanding of pre-boot and boot process.
Experience with assembly language.
Solid understanding of pre-boot processes and Linux kernel internals.

Responsabilidades

Develop and maintain low-level software (BIOS and firmware) for novel hardware architectures.
Provide technical guidance to more junior team members.
Collaborate with program managers for task and deliverable tracking.
Collaborate with hardware and middleware teams to unblock issues and reach consensus.
Lead and mentor junior engineers; review designs and code for quality.

Conocimientos

Computer architecture knowledge

Linux kernel knowledge

Low-level software development

Collaboration skills

Computer architecture

Open-source collaboration

Educación

Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field

Herramientas

Git

Jira

CI/CD

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Staff Firmware and Operating System Engineer

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Role

Develop low- (BIOS, firmware, device drivers) and mid-level software (emulation, simulation, and virtualization) to enable the use of Openchip’s novel hardware features and accelerators, bringing visible improvements to end users.

Responsibilities

Understand the technical landscape of their project and make decisions about it.
Make independent technical contributions, especially for the most foundational or challenging parts of the project.
Develop and maintain low-level software (BIOS and firmware) for novel hardware architectures.
Develop and maintain device drivers for operating systems (mainly Linux) to expose novel hardware features (e.g., telemetry) and acceleration, as well as to support their emulation and virtualization.
Provide monitoring, instrumentation, and telemetry to export system status and health metrics.
Provide workload control and configuration, and API entry points to allow remote operation.
Configure and extend emulation, simulation, and virtualization software.
Interact with engineers and leads from their and other teams to unblock issues or to reach consensus on technical topics. In particular: work with hardware teams influencing hardware/software co-design and work with teams developing middleware.
Provide technical guidance to more junior team members, act as a mentor, review design documents and code changes for correctness and quality, identify opportunities for code and/or process improvements, and loop in directors as needed for risk or area-level feedback.
Collaborate with program managers for task and deliverable tracking, as well as process improvements.
Communicate technical topics to less technical parts of the organization.

Qualifications

Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
Experience in the relevant field (more than 10 years).
Solid knowledge about computer architecture (CPU, cache and memory hierarchy, buses).
Good understanding of pre-boot and boot process, and Linux kernel internals.
Knowledge about compilation and linking process (toolchains, object file formats, binutils, dynamic loading).
Solid knowledge of low-level development languages (C, Rust).
Experience with assembly language (of any architecture).
Experience with standard tools for source control (git), continuous integration, task management (Jira).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with RISC-V development at the assembly-language level.
Experience with kernel and/or device driver development.
Experience with emulators and simulators (Qemu, Gem5, Spike).
Experience with hypervisor technology (KVM, Xen).
Experience with open source software development.
Experience with system boot technology (UEFI/EDK2, ACPI, u-boot, devicetree).

Soft Skills

Within- and cross-team collaboration at the technical level.
Experience leading teams at the technical level (not necessarily with a formal management role).

What we offer

Join an innovative team and experience company growth.
We believe in investing in our employees and providing them with the opportunities they need to grow and develop their careers.
Enjoy a hybrid work environment.
We also offer flexible schedule.
We offer a remuneration that values your experience.
The position will have the base in Barcelona.

About the company

We are looking for outstanding people willing to join our mission to change this industry and help to build a better world. If you feel identified with Openchip, please contact us. We can offer a competitive compensation package in a flexible work schema that will help you to keep a balance between your personal and professional life. At Openchip & Software Technologies S.L., we believe a diverse and inclusive team is the key to groundbreaking ideas. We foster a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

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