Principal Engineer – Embedded SoC Firmware – DDR Memory controller

Kandou AI; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kandou AI seeks a Principal / Senior Staff Engineer to lead embedded firmware for DDR memory controller in its SoC. The role involves designing firmware modules for memory fabrics and supporting DDR interfaces, PCIe/NVMe protocols, and AMBA interfaces.

Ideal candidates have 8–15 years of hands-on experience in embedded firmware, Bare-metal and RTOS/Zephyr development, with a strong background in C/C++ and SoC IP integration within a cross-functional team across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electronics or Computer Science is required; Master's preferred.
• 8–15 years of firmware experience for servers, memory controllers and DDR PHY programming.
• Experience designing embedded firmware for DDR memory controllers with C/C++ and SDKs.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware modules and services for Kandou Memory fabrics with DDR interfaces.
• Implement and support differentiating features of Kandou products in firmware.
• Collaborate with architect, other development teams, QA/validation, product management and customer teams.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded firmware

Bare-metal RTOS

DDR memory controller

PCIe/NVMe protocols

SoC interfaces

Education

Bachelor's in EE or Computer Science

Master's preferred

Tools

QEMU

Renode

Job description

Principal / Senior Staff Engineer – Embedded SoC Firmware – DDR Memory controller

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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.

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

• Principal / Senior Staff Engineer – Embedded SoC Firmware – DDR Memory controller

The responsibility of this role is to develop firmware modules and services for Kandou’s Memory fabrics products with DDR interfaces

Firmware is responsible for implementing and supporting the major differentiating features of Kandou’ products.

• Strong academic and technical background in Electronics & Computer engineering. At a minimum, a Bachelor’s in EE or Computer Science is required, and a Master’s is preferred.
• Minimum 8-15 years’ experience developing firmware for Server, Memory controllers and DDR PHY programming

Required experience

• Hands‑on experience designing and developing embedded firmware for DDR memory controller/PCIe/NVME protocols with proficiency in C (preferred) or C++, including development of C‑based SDKs.
• Experience with Bare‑metal and RTOS/Zephyr OS firmware development and enablement
• Familiar with SoC interfaces to common IP blocks such as PCIe Controllers, NVME Controllers, DDR controllers, AMBA/AHB interfaces, on‑chip memory interfaces, and other similar interfaces
• Work with various cross‑functional groups such as architect, other development teams, QA/validation, product management and customer teams across various sites

Preferred experience

• 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., Renode, QEMU, or similar)