Principal Staff Engineer/ Senior Staff – Embedded Firmware – CXL/PCIe/Memory controller

Kandou AI; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kandou AI in Bengaluru seeks a Principal Staff/Senior Staff Engineer for embedded firmware in CXL/PCIe memory controller. You will design and implement firmware modules for our memory fabrics, ensuring PCIe/CXL/NVMe support and high performance.

Ideal candidates have 8–15 years of firmware experience, strong C/C++, RTOS expertise, and ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams in a global setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in EE or Computer Science minimum, Master’s preferred.
• 8–15 years’ firmware experience for Server/Storage/Networking SoCs.
• Embedded firmware for PCIe/CXL/NVMe with C/C++ and SDKs.
• Familiar with IP blocks like PCIe/NVMe and DDR interfaces.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams across sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware modules and services for Kandou Memory fabrics.
• Implement differentiating features and ensure performance goals.
• Work with architects, QA, product management, and customers.

Skills

Embedded firmware

PCIe

CXL

NVMe

C/C++

SDK development

RTOS/Zephyr

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in EE or Computer Science

Master’s preferred

Tools

Zephyr RTOS

Renode

QEMU

Job description

Principal Staff Engineer/ Senior Staff – Embedded Firmware – CXL/PCIe/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 Staff Engineer/ Senior Staff – Embedded Firmware – CXL/PCIe/Memory controller

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

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, Storage, and/or Networking SoC products

Required experience

• Hands-on experience designing and developing embedded firmware for PCIe/CXL/NVME protocols with proficiency in C (preferred) or C++, including development of C-based SDKs.
• Experience with 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 DDR controller, 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)