Firmware Engineer Tech Lead New Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Astera Labs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Astera Labs in Bengaluru seeks a Firmware Engineer Tech Lead to architect and develop firmware and microcontroller subsystems for its SoCs and systems products. You will drive major differentiating features and ensure firmware parity with hardware, while staying customer-focused.

You will collaborate with hardware, software, and field teams to deliver robust firmware, manage development milestones, and mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of quality and innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE or CS; Master's preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with SoC/silicon products for server or networking.
• Experience developing firmware for on-chip MCUs and SDKs in C.
• Experience coordinating HW-SW interfaces and customer-facing activities.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop firmware/microsubsystems for Astera Labs' SoCs and systems.
• Implement differentiating firmware features with close hardware collaboration.
• Engage with customers and internal teams to ensure firmware meets requirements.

Skills

Firmware design

SoC experience

C programming

Python

HW-SW interfaces

Customer-facing

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's in EE or Computer Science

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

gcc/Make

Doxygen

GitHub

C/C++ SDKs

Job description

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com .

Firmware Engineer Tech Lead

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com .

Role Overview

The mission of this role is to architect and develop firmware and microcontroller subsystems for Astera Labs’ SoC and systems products. As aFirmware Engineer Tech Leadyou are responsible for implementing the major differentiating features of Astera Labs’ products. As such, firmware is considered equally important to the hardware, and the firmware team is often customer-facing accordingly to ensure the needs of the customer are fully comprehended.

Basic Qualifications

• Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering. At a minimum, a Bachelor’s in EE or Computer Science is required, and aMaster’sis preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications.
• Experience developing firmware toexecute inon-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.
• Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks, to plan and prepare for customer meetings in advance, and to work with minimal guidance and supervision.
• Entrepreneurial, open-minded behavior and can-do attitude. Think and act fast with the customer in mind!

Required Experience

• Experience working on PCIe-Express (Gen-3 and above) protocol, including working with analyzers and exercisers to debug protocol issues.
• 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 and FW QC.
• Working knowledge of software/firmware build environments,gcc/Make,Doxygen, and GitHub.
• Familiarity with SoC interfaces to common IP blocks such as PCIe Controllers, DDR Controllers, NVME Controllers, AMBA/AHB interfaces, on-chip memory interfaces, and other similar interfaces.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with PAM4 SerDes with working knowledge ofTx/Rx equalization, adaptation, CDR and SerDes link budgets.
• Hands-on experience with PCIe devices in Server, Storage, and/or Networking equipment.
• Experience developing embedded firmware for PCIe or Ethernet Switch products.

We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.