Software Engineer, Embedded & Edge AI

Synaptics Incorporated; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Synaptics is seeking a talented Software Engineer, Embedded & Edge AI to contribute to the Astra® SL processors. You will work on device drivers, Linux kernel components, and multimedia frameworks for edge AI workloads, collaborating with a global team and reporting to the Software Engineering director.

This role focuses on embedded systems, graphics, and secure software integration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CSE/ECE or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience in trusted software development in Secure OS/TEE.
• Hands-on experience with firmware/hardware and low-level debugging.

Responsibilities

• Develop device drivers for Display/GPU/HDMI/MIPI and the Media/Camera/Graphics framework.
• Create bare metal drivers for pre and post silicon bring-up.
• Contribute to requirements, design, implementation, qualification and production releases.
• Collaborate with a large global team to build revolutionary products.

Skills

C/C++

Linux kernel

Device drivers

Embedded software

Education

Bachelor's in CSE/ECE

Master's preferred

Job description

Description

Synaptics is leading the charge in AI at the Edge, bringing AI closer to end users and transforming how we engage with intelligent connected devices, whether at home, at work, or on the move. As the go-to partner for the world’s most forward-thinking product innovators, Synaptics powers the future with its cutting-edge Synaptics Astra™ AI-Native embedded compute, Veros™ wireless connectivity, and multimodal sensing solutions. We’re making the digital experience smarter, faster, more intuitive, secure, and seamless. From touch, display, and biometrics to AI-driven wireless connectivity, video, vision, audio, speech, and security processing, Synaptics is the force behind the next generation of technology enhancing how we live, work, and play.

Synaptics is leading the charge in AI at the Edge, bringing AI closer to end users and transforming how we engage with intelligent connected devices, whether at home, at work, or on the move. As the go-to partner for the world’s most forward-thinking product innovators, Synaptics powers the future with its cutting-edge Synaptics Astra™ AI-Native embedded compute, Veros™ wireless connectivity, and multimodal sensing solutions. We’re making the digital experience smarter, faster, more intuitive, secure, and seamless. From touch, display, and biometrics to AI-driven wireless connectivity, video, vision, audio, speech, and security processing, Synaptics is the force behind the next generation of technology enhancing how we live, work, and play.

Overview

Synaptics is looking for talented Software Engineer, Embedded & Edge AI to join our dynamic and growing organization. You will be responsible for the software development for Synaptics Astra® SL Series of Embedded processors. The Astra® SL Series is a family of highly integrated AI-native Linux SoCs optimized for multi-modal Consumer and Industrial IoT workloads with high-performance hardware accelerators for edge-based inferencing, security, graphics, vision and audio. These processors incorporate multiple high-performance compute engines including a quad-core Arm64 CPU subsystem, multi-TOPS NPU, GPU for AI-acceleration and 3D Graphics, along with multimedia accelerators for Image Signal Processing, 4K video encode and decode, backed by industry-grade security certifications. This position reports to the Director, Software Engineering.

Responsibilities & Competencies

Job Duties

• Developing device drivers for Display/GPU/Camera/HDMI/MIPI as well as the Media/Camera/Graphics framework for our Astra processor series
• Development of bare metal drivers for pre and post silicon bring up
• Work on various Software lifecycle components including requirements analysis, design, implementation, qualification, and production release
• This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a large team around the world working to create revolutionary products

Competencies

• Solid understanding of software system architecture
• Excellent skills in C/C++ programming
• Excellent knowledge of Linux system programming and kernel drivers
• Proactive, self-starter, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Well organized with strong attention to detail; proactively ensures work is accurate
• Positive attitude and work ethic; unafraid to ask questions and explore new ideas
• Good design, programming, and problem-solving skills and able to solve problems through practical use of technology and a solid understanding of product architecture
• Good verbal and written communication skills, in English
• Strong team player with the ability to work collaboratively within a diverse cross-functional team

Qualifications (Requirements)

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in CSE/ECE from premier institutions or related field or equivalent
• 2+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience in trusted software development in Secure OS/TEE
• Expertise with systems analysis, profiling, and low-level debugging
• Experience working with firmware/hardware
• Hands on experience in one or more of the areas below
• Device drivers (Display/GPU/HDMI/HDCP/MIPI/Audio/Camera)
• Knowledge of functional areas – Display/GPU/MIPI/HDMI/HDCP/Audio/Camera ISP
• Linux Display/Graphics/Video/Audio subsystem – OpenGL, FB driver, DRM-KMS, V4L2, ALSA
• Linux graphics stack - Wayland, EGL, X11, Qt5 / Qt6 and QML
• Media framework – Gstreamer/OpenMax
• No travel required Belief in Diversity

Synaptics is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.