Platform Software Integration & Validation Lead

Kandou AI; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Kandou AI is seeking a Platform Software Integration & Validation Lead in Hyderabad. You will own end-to-end validation across firmware, ASIC, and product teams, building regression and conformance tests, and driving first-silicon bring-up with hardware-in-loop environments.

You will mentor engineers and ensure robust interfaces, telemetry, and diagnostics while applying modern software practices and tools. A strong background in embedded systems and high-speed interconnects is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of embedded or platform software integration and validation experience on shipping SoCs, networking silicon or high-speed interconnect products.
• Strong C and/or C++ plus Python, with experience across embedded Linux, RTOS or bare-metal systems.
• System-level debugging across hardware, firmware, drivers and applications, including board or SoC bring-up with JTAG and related tools.
• Experience designing automated regression or conformance test frameworks and converting specifications into testable requirements.
• Familiarity with management and sideband interfaces such as I2C/I3C/SMBus, SPI and MCTP.
• Commitment to modern software development practices including Git, CI/GitLab, Make/CMake, code review, unit testing and static analysis.
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and validation of the software platform above the Randa AEC firmware, including module management, diagnostics, telemetry and test automation.
• Translate system and software architecture into clear interfaces, implementation plans and integration milestones across firmware, ASIC, validation and product teams.
• Develop and maintain reference host software and C/Python tooling to exercise management flows, state transitions, telemetry and failure recovery.
• Own pre-silicon and post-silicon platform validation using simulation, FPGA/emulation and hardware-in-loop environments; drive first-silicon bring-up and root-cause debug.
• Build scalable regression, conformance and release-readiness workflows using CI/CD, static analysis, automated test and requirements-to-test traceability.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentor engineers and ensure defects, interfaces and validation results are documented for internal and customer-facing teams.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

Python

System debugging

CI/CD

Documentation

Education

BS in EE/CE/CS

Tools

JTAG

Job description

Platform Software Integration & Validation Lead

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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

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

Join Us at Kandou AI

Platform Software Integration & Validation Lead

Challenges are our drive, innovation our calling. We at Kandou are a team of passionate accomplished professionals making a mark in the semiconductor industry. We're an innovative leader in high-speed and energy efficient chip-chip link solutions critical to the evolution of the electronics industry, continuously developing to meet the demands of not just the customers of today, but of tomorrow too. If you love to be part of a high-tech scale-up and are motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and validation of the software platform above the Randa AEC firmware, including module management, diagnostics, telemetry and test automation.
• Translate system and software architecture into clear interfaces, implementation plans and integration milestones across firmware, ASIC, validation and product teams.
• Develop and maintain reference host software and C/Python tooling to exercise management flows, state transitions, telemetry and failure recovery.
• Own pre-silicon and post-silicon platform validation using simulation, FPGA/emulation and hardware-in-loop environments; drive first-silicon bring-up and root-cause debug.
• Build scalable regression, conformance and release-readiness workflows using CI/CD, static analysis, automated test and requirements-to-test traceability.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentor engineers and ensure defects, interfaces and validation results are documented for internal and customer-facing teams.
• 8+ years of embedded or platform software integration and validation experience on shipping SoCs, networking silicon or high-speed interconnect products.
• Strong C and/or C++ plus Python, with experience across embedded Linux, RTOS or bare-metal systems.
• System-level debugging across hardware, firmware, drivers and applications, including board or SoC bring-up with JTAG and related tools.
• Hands-on pre-silicon and post-silicon validation using simulation, FPGA/emulation or hardware-in-loop environments.
• Experience designing automated regression or conformance test frameworks and converting specifications into testable requirements.
• Familiarity with management and sideband interfaces such as I2C/I3C/SMBus, SPI and MCTP.
• Commitment to modern software development practices including Git, CI/GitLab, Make/CMake, code review, unit testing and static analysis.
• Strong documentation, cross-functional communication and technical mentoring skills; BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent
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Useful Experience

• CMIS, OSFP or other pluggable-module management standards and state-machine validation.
• AEC, AOC, optical transceiver, retimer/redriver or related device-adjacent software.
• PCIe, CXL, Ethernet or SerDes link training, equalization and fault diagnostics.
• Secure boot, authenticated firmware update, image signing and rollback mechanisms.
• Telemetry, diagnostic data pipelines, manufacturing test or on-chip measurement methods
• Interoperability or qualification work with NICs, switch ASICs, host BMCs, hyperscalers or tier-one OEMs.

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 love to hear from you.