Embedded Software Engineer

Alp Consulting Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech consulting firm is seeking a professional with strong proficiency in C programming and hands-on experience in embedded Linux systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of multimedia standards and experience with various tools including Yocto and debugging utilities. Strong skills in version control and collaborative workflows are essential. This position is a great opportunity for those passionate about developing advanced multimedia applications.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of data structures and concurrency.
• Experience with embedded Linux environments.
• Familiarity with multimedia coding standards.
• Exposure to multimedia stacks: GStreamer, DVB, RDK-V or Android video is a plus.

Skills

C programming

Linux memory management

RDK-V

DVB

GStreamer

Android video

Debugging tools

Yocto

Git version control

RDK services/plugins

Tools

GDB

Valgrind

strace

perf

systemd/journalctl

logcat

Yocto/bitbake

Job description

Requirements

• Strong C programming with data structures, pointers, memory management, and concurrency on Linux.
• Hands-on experience with at least two of the following:
  • RDK-V (Thunder/OCS, RDK Media Framework, IARM, RDK services/plugins)
  • DVB (SI/PSI tables, tuner/demux, EIT/EPG, zapping, CAM/CAS/DRM)
  • GStreamer (custom elements, pipeline tuning, sinks/sources, latency and A/V sync)
  • Android video (MediaCodec/ExoPlayer, SurfaceFlinger, HAL, DRM frameworks)
• Multimedia fundamentals: codecs (H.264/H.265/AV1), containers (TS/MPEG-TS, MP4), DRM basics (Widevine/PlayReady/Marlin).
• Debugging tools: gdb, valgrind, strace, perf, systemd/journalctl, logcat (for Android).
• Experience with Yocto/bitbake or similar embedded Linux build systems.
• Version control (git), code reviews, and branching workflows.

Good-to-Have

• Exposure to DRM integration (Widevine L1/L3, PlayReady), CAS (Nagra, Irdeto, Verimatrix).
• Unit testing (GoogleTest/CMocka), automation (Python/shell), and CI (Jenkins/GitLab CI).
• Video quality metrics (lip sync, frame drops, jitter), HDMI/HDCP, EDID/CEC handling.
• Knowledge of RDK-B (gateway) or RDK-Camera is a plus.