Embedded Software Engineer

Kandou AI; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kandou AI in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop and test real‑time firmware for a high‑speed, chiplet‑based AI memory fabric platform. You will contribute to bring‑up, verification and ongoing firmware evolution for Kandou’s ASICs.

Work with Zephyr/FreeRTOS, RISC‑V cores, board bring‑up, bootloaders and secure boot; participate in CI workflows and silicon design infrastructure; collaborate with Architects and Lead Engineers to deliver high‑quality

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing, coding and debugging real-time embedded C/C++ in an embedded environment.
• Experience porting RTOS such as Zephyr or FreeRTOS.
• Knowledge of RISC-V architecture and RV32/64 bare-metal or RTOS firmware.
• Board/SoC bring-up with JTAG and debugging capabilities.
• FW updates, bootloaders and secure boot.
• CI / GitLab / Makefile / CMake / TDD workflows.
• SMBus/I3C/MCTP/CMIS protocols knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and maintain Embedded Software for Kandou AI’s new ASIC products.
• Real-time firmware design on high-speed heterogeneous SoC platform.
• Collaborate with Architects and Lead engineers to implement per system specs.
• Software design and support for silicon design infrastructure and workflow.
• Promote best practices in test, review, integration, automation and delivery of quality software.

Tools

Zephyr RTOS

FreeRTOS

JTAG debugging

CI/GitLab

CMake

Makefile

TDD

RISC-V

Multicore systems

C/C++

HW debugging

SMBus/I3C/MCTP/CMIS

Job description

At Kandou, we are redefining the economics of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to democratise AI by significantly reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of hardware systems — a critical barrier to scalable adoption.

Our proprietary MIMO-over-copper technology powers a high-performance, chiplet-based AI memory fabric that is both scalable and energy-efficient. Unlike traditional interconnects, our solution reduces power consumption significantly while preserving high bandwidth and ultra-low latency — unlocking unprecedented efficiency for AI training and inference at scale.

Kandou’s architecture is not just an incremental improvement — it’s a foundational shift in how AI hardware is built for the future.

We are actively seeking an Embedded Software Engineer based in Hyderabad:

Experience

• 7+ years' experience in designing, coding and debugging real-time applications in C and/or C++ in an embedded environment

• Experience in porting and use of RTOS: Zephyr(preferred), FreeRTOS etc.

• Knowledge of RISC-V CPU architecture; experience writing bare-metal or RTOS-based firmware targeting RISC-V cores (RV32/RV64)

• Board and SoC bring-up with JTAG and other debug mechanisms

• FW Update, bootloaders, secure boot

• Debugging at application, driver and hardware levels

• Interfacing to hardware and peripherals: UART, SPI, I2C/SMBus, I3C

• Commitment to use of modern SW development and test workflow tools (CI / GitLab / Makefile / CMake / TDD etc.)

• Knowledge of management and sideband protocols including SMBus, I3C, MCTP, CMIS

Skills

• Working with Heterogeneous multicore systems, including both scalar and vector processors

• Real-world experience of high-speed signalling technologies: PCIe, CXL — particularly link training, equalization and retimer/redriver interaction with host and device PHYs

• Firmware development for Active Electrical Cable (AEC) or retimer/redriver ASICs: cable diagnostics, eye margin monitoring, temperature/voltage telemetry and power-state management

• Memory and network interfacing, virtual memory, simulation and co-simulation

• Firmware Update approaches and algorithms

• Use of simulation and/or FPGAs for pre-silicon development

Responsibility

• Develop, test and maintain Embedded Software for Kandou AI’s new ASIC products

• Real-time Firmware design on high-speed heterogeneous SoC platform

• Work with Architects and Lead engineers to design and implement according to system and module specifications

• Software design and support for our silicon design infrastructure and workflow

• Participate in and promote current best practices in test, review, integration, automation and delivery of quality software products

Visit: www.kandou.ai/careers