System Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a passionate software engineer to work on low-level systems software, focusing on FPGA boards. This role requires a strong foundation in C/C++ and the ability to collaborate effectively with both software and hardware teams. You will be involved in modifying standard libraries, implementing board support packages, and debugging complex systems. If you are excited about pushing the boundaries of technology and have a keen interest in memory management and garbage collection hardware, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of C/C++ and ability to self-start.
• Experience or desire to work on board support packages and standard libraries.

Responsibilities

• Work on low-level systems software for FPGA boards.
• Modify standard libraries and manage programming language runtimes.

Skills

C/C++

Self-starting

Coordination with software and hardware teams

Debugging

Assembly programming

Tools

Board Support Packages

glibc

Toolchain (compiler, linker)

ELF file manipulation

Job description

Enthusiastic about working on low-level / systems software (eg loader and bootstrapping for an FPGA board). We also need to modify the standard libraries and managed programming language runtimes to make use of novel memory-management and garbage collection hardware.

Along with a strong understanding of C/C++, ability to ‘self-start’, and co-ordinate with the software and hardware teams, we'd like experience with or a strong desire to work on:

1. Board Support Packages
2. Modifying or implementing standard libraries e.g. glibc or similar
3. Modifying the Toolchain (compiler, linker etc)
4. Manipulating ELF files
5. Debugging and adding extensions to enable debugging of code running inside an interpreter running inside a software model
6. Ideally experience with inline assembly or just assembly programming in general

Please note that if you are NOT a passport holder of the country for the vacancy you might need a work permit.