Senior Staff Engineer – Embedded SoC Firmware – DDR Memory controller

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

Job summary

Kandou AI, based in Hyderabad, seeks a Principal / Senior Staff Engineer to lead embedded SoC firmware for DDR memory controllers. You will design and implement firmware modules for memory fabrics, aiming at high performance, low power, and scalable AI hardware.

You will work with cross‑functional teams across locations to deliver robust firmware for PCIe/NVMe/DDR interfaces, leveraging C/C++, Bare‑metal and RTOS/Zephyr, and SoC IP integration.

Qualifications

• Hands-on firmware design for DDR memory controllers and related interfaces.
• Experience with Bare‑metal and RTOS/Zephyr OS firmware development.
• Familiar with SoC IP blocks and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware modules and services for Kandou memory fabrics with DDR interfaces.
• Implement differentiating features and ensure high performance and low latency.

Skills

C (preferred) or C++

Bare-metal

RTOS/Zephyr OS

PCIe/NVMe protocols

DDR memory controller

SoC interfaces (PCIe, NVMe, DDR, AMBA)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in EE or Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

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)