Software Development Engineer (Linux Kernel Driver Development)

Luxoft; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft in Bengaluru, India seeks a talented verification engineer to help verify CPU features and the Linux driver stack across server to desktop platforms.

You will collaborate with design and verification teams, build test plans, develop directed and random tests, and mentor junior engineers while improving the test environment and coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience in Linux kernel driver integration and debugging.
• Ability to design and verify test plans for CPU features.
• Strong scripting and debugging skills in a hardware-software context.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design and verification engineers to understand new CPU features to be verified.
• Build test plan documentation covering interactions with features, sub-units, SOC, hardware, firmware, and software use cases.
• Estimate time to write tests and modify environments/tools.
• Develop directed and random verification tests.
• Improve test bench and diagnose failures with RTL engineers.
• Use scripting and AI tools to improve productivity and solutions.
• Develop functional coverage properties and review metrics.
• Mentor junior engineers as needed.

Skills

Linux kernel driver development

Test bench debugging

C/C++ programming

Scripting (Python)

Collaboration & communication

AI tooling usage

Tools

Linux

Build systems

Job description

We are looking for a talented, detail-oriented, and motivated person. Your contributions will impact products that span the global x86 market from server to desktop and laptop designs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design engineers and other verification engineers to understand new CPU features to be verified.
• Build test plan documentation, accounting for interactions with other features, various design sub-units within the CPU, SOC and also hardware, firmware, and software use cases if applicable.
• Estimate time required to write new feature tests and any required changes to the test environment and tools.
• Develop directed and random verification tests.
• Understand the existing test bench setup and look for opportunities to improve it.
• Debug test failures to determine the root cause; work with RTL design engineers to resolve design defects and correct any stimulus or testbench issues.
• Use scripting and internal AI tools to come up with innovative solutions to day-to-day problems and to improve individual as well as team's productivity.
• Develop functional coverage properties as needed.
• Review functional and code coverage metrics – modify or add tests or constrain random tests to meet the coverage requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers as needed.

Mandatory Skills Description

• Collaborate with internal central engineering teams and develop new features, Integration, Bug fixes and productization of the Linux platform driver stack.
• Memory management, Scheduler, Interrupts, NAPI, and polling mechanisms
• PCIe, DMA, and device drivers
• Collaborate with firmware, hardware, validation, and customer teams
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to resolve Linux OS, Kernel, Driver issues.
• Analyze and debug critical low-level driver, hardware, and OS issues
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices.
• Excellent Communication and Presentation skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills Description

• Exposure to leadership or mentorship is an asset.
• Familiarity with the use of AI is a plus.