Software Engineer - Firmware

Kandou AI; Hyderabad; Vor Ort; INR 2.000.000 - 3.500.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kandou AI in Hyderabad, India, is seeking a Software Engineer - Firmware to drive firmware development for new hardware/ASICs. You will collaborate with architecture, design, verification, and validation teams, and coordinate with application engineers to meet customer requirements.

The role emphasizes C/C++, Linux kernel internals, RTOS, and hardware bring-up. Strong debugging, scripting, and version-control skills are essential, with opportunities to work across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifikationen

• Firmware development for hardware/ASICs.
• Collaboration with architecture, design, verification, and validation teams.
• Coordinate with Application engineers to support customer requirements and resolve issues.

Aufgaben

• Firmware development for newly developed hardware/ASICs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including architecture, design, verification, and validation.
• Coordinate with application engineers to support customer requirements and resolve issues.

Kenntnisse

C/C++

Linux kernel internals

CPU architecture

RTOS

Scripting (Python/Shell)

Git

OpenBMC/OpenBIC

Hardware debugging

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EEE

Master's degree (optional)

Tools

JTAG

UART

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

GitLab/CI

Make/CMake

OpenBMC/OpenBIC

Jobbeschreibung

At Kandou, 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.

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

Job Title: Software Engineer - Firmware

Location: Hyderabad, India

Key Responsibilities

• Firmware development for newly developed Hardware / ASICs.

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including architecture, design, verification, and validation.

• Coordinate closely with Application engineers to support customer requirements and resolve issues.

Skills

• Strong programming skills in C/C++ for embedded systems. Good understanding of Linux kernel internals and driver architecture.

• Solid knowledge of CPU architecture (ex. ARM, ARC, RISC-V), memory map, and register-level programming and debugging.

• Demonstrable experience with software development for systems with Linux OS or multi-threaded RTOS environments.

• Good knowledge of bootloaders and boot sequence and Experience in board bring-up and hardware debugging.

• Exposure to high-speed signalling technologies: PCIe, CXL.

• Exposure to ASIC hardware validation & debugging.

• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python/Shell) for automation.

• Familiarity with debugging tools: JTAG, UART, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer.

• Strong working knowledge of version control tools (Git).

• Good knowledge of Baseboard Management Controller systems; OpenBMC, OpenBIC.

• Good understanding of computer architectures including processors, buses, and memories.

• Ability to collaborate with hardware, validation, and application teams for end-to-end integration.

Experience

• Strong professional experience in firmware development or embedded software development in a RTOS environment.

• Demonstrable experience in porting and use of RTOS; Zephyr, FreeRTOS.

• Detailed experience with SoC bring-up, bootloaders, platform initialization, board initialization, peripherals such as PCIe, I2C, SPI, SMBUS, UART.

• Proven experience working with multiple teams on Root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging skills resulting into solving complex Hardware/Firmware interface issues.

• Familiarity with PCIe/CXL validation and debugging is a big plus.

• Demonstrable experience of hardware and firmware architecture, design and coding for solutions at scale.

• Experience performing thorough code reviews, unit testing, and documentation.

• Proficiency with modern Software development and test workflows (CI/gitlab/makefile/CMake/TDD etc.)

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics, or a related field, with 5+ years of relevant experience.

Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics, or a related field is a plus but not mandatory.

Visit us at www.kandou.ai and https://www.linkedin.com/company/kandou-ai/