Firmware Engineer Lead

Kandou Bus SA; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Firmware Engineer Lead in Pune, India. The successful candidate will develop embedded firmware for PCIe products with a focus on high-speed interfaces and scalable AI memory fabric. Applicants should have a minimum of 12 years of experience in complex SoC/silicon development, strong skills in C/C++, and a relevant technical degree. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking technology in AI infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering.
• Minimum 12+ years’ (Lead/Architect) experience with SoC/silicon products.
• High level of proficiency in Python for automating pre-processors/post-processors.
• Working knowledge of software/firmware build environments, gcc/Make, Doxygen, and GitHub.
• Hands‑on experience with Server, Storage, and/or Networking equipment (e.g. Network Switches).
• Familiarity with SoC interfaces to common IP blocks such as PCIe Controllers, NVME Controllers, AMBA/AHB interfaces, on‑chip memory interfaces, and other similar interfaces.
• Direct experience working on products with high‑speed interfaces common in Data Center equipment: PCI-Express (Gen‑3 and above), 100/400G Ethernet, Infiniband, NVMe, etc.

Skills

Embedded firmware development

Proficiency in C or C++

Python automation

Gcc/Make

Doxygen

GitHub

Server/Storage/Networking equipment

High-speed interfaces

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Master’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

gcc

Make

Doxygen

GitHub

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.

Firmware Engineer Lead – Pune

Required Experience

• Experience developing embedded firmware for PCIe products.
• High level of proficiency in C (preferred) or C++, including development of C‑based SDKs.
• High level of proficiency in Python for automating pre-processors/post-processors.
• Working knowledge of software/firmware build environments, gcc/Make, Doxygen, and GitHub.
• Hands‑on experience with Server, Storage, and/or Networking equipment (e.g. Network Switches).
• Familiarity with SoC interfaces to common IP blocks such as PCIe Controllers, NVME Controllers, AMBA/AHB interfaces, on‑chip memory interfaces, and other similar interfaces.
• Direct experience working on products with high‑speed interfaces common in Data Center equipment: PCI-Express (Gen‑3 and above), 100/400G Ethernet, Infiniband, NVMe, etc.

Preferred Experience

• Experience developing firmware to execute in on‑chip microcontrollers as well as C‑language SDKs to execute on system management controllers (e.g. BMC).
• Experience with industry forums and collaboration workgroups such as OCP and OpenBMC.
• Experience with storage or SSD firmware, including NVMe, PCIe, CXL or flash management concepts.
• Hands‑on experience with simulation or virtual platform–based development (e.g., VDK, QEMU, or similar).

Qualifications

• Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering. At a minimum, a Bachelor’s in EE or Computer Science is required, and a Master’s is preferred.
• Minimum 12+ years’ (Lead/Architect) experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications.
• Experience developing firmware to execute in on‑chip microcontrollers as well as C‑language software development kits (SDKs) to execute on system management controllers (e.g. BMC).
• Experience working with logic designers to architect and verify HW‑SW interfaces on complex SoCs.

If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing company, with an exciting future, then we would really love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It!

https://www.kandou.ai/