System Firmware Lead (AI Memory Fabrics) – CXL/PCIe Memory fabric controller

Mulya Technologies; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kandou Technologies in Pune invites a System Firmware Lead to architect and develop firmware for AI memory fabrics and CXL/PCIe memory fabric controllers. You will own major differentiating features and guide the firmware strategy across SoC interfaces.

Required are 15+ years of lead/architect experience in embedded firmware for server/storage/networking, strong C/C++, RTOS/Zephyr, and hands-on PCIe/CXL/NVMe work, plus mentoring and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of lead/architect experience in embedded firmware for server/storage/networking.
• Hands-on embedded firmware development for PCIe/CXL/NVMe protocols in C/C++.
• Experience with RTOS/Zephyr OS and SoC IP interfaces.
• Ability to mentor and lead cross-functional teams across sites.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop firmware for AI memory fabrics and memory fabric controllers.
• Own differentiating firmware features and enablement across platforms.
• Mentor and train the firmware team; collaborate with architects, QA, and product teams.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++

RTOS/Zephyr

PCIe/CXL/NVMe

SoC interfaces

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor in EE/CS

Master, preferred

Tools

SDK development

Renode/QEMU

Job description

Title: System Firmware Lead (AI Memory Fabrics) – CXL/PCIe Memory fabric controller

Location: Pune

About Company:

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The responsibility of this role is to architect and develop firmware 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 15+ years’ (Lead/Architect) experience supporting/developing complex SoC/Silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications

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
• Deep understanding of 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
• Experience in mentoring and train the team

Preferred experience

• Experience with storage or SSD firmware, including NVMe, PCIe, CXL or flash management concepts.
• Experience with industry forums and collaboration workgroups such as OCP and OpenBMC
• Hands-on experience with simulation or virtual platform–based development (e.g., Renode, QEMU, or similar)