Team Lead - Embedded (UI)

Sourceo; Thane; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sourceo is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer in India, Maharashtra, Thane to develop and maintain software for FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux, and bare-metal platforms. You will lead BSP development, board bring-up, and hardware validation, implementing drivers for UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, USB, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and PCIe.

You will design IPC mechanisms, work across cross-functional teams, optimize performance, and contribute to architecture and code reviews, product validation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Embedded Systems, CS, or related field.
• Strong experience with embedded software development across RTOS and Bare Metal.
• Hands-on board bring-up and hardware debugging is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded software for FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux, and Bare Metal platforms.
• Perform BSP development and customization for new hardware platforms.
• Lead and support board bring-up activities, including bootloader, kernel, device drivers, and hardware validation.
• Develop and integrate device drivers for UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, USB, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and PCIe peripherals.
• Design and implement IPC mechanisms, message queues, shared memory, semaphores, sockets, and synchronization primitives.
• Work on real-time applications with deterministic performance requirements.
• Develop and optimize embedded applications using C/C++.
• Configure and customize bootloaders (U-Boot or equivalent).
• Debug hardware-software integration issues during platform bring-up and product development.
• Analyze and optimize system performance, memory utilization, boot time, and CPU utilization.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, validation, and system teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussions.
• Support product validation, deployment, and field issue analysis.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

FreeRTOS

Embedded Linux

BSP development

Board bring-up

Device drivers

ARM architectures

IPC mechanisms

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electronics/Embedded Systems

Tools

Git

GDB

JTAG Debuggers

Lauterbach/Trace32

Wireshark

Logic Analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Job description

• Strong experience in Embedded C/C++ programming.
• Hands-on experience with FreeRTOS development.
• Strong experience in Embedded Linux system development.
• BSP development and customization experience.
• Experience in board bring-up and hardware debugging.
• Device driver development for embedded peripherals.
• Strong understanding of ARM Cortex-A/R/M or similar processor architectures.
• Experience with IPC mechanisms: Message Queues, Shared Memory, Semaphores, Pipes, and Socket-based Communication.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, MQTT, SNMP, and SSH/TLS.
• Linux kernel fundamentals, Device Tree concepts, boot sequence, and startup architecture.
• Strong debugging skills using GDB, JTAG Debuggers, Lauterbach/Trace32, Wireshark, Logic Analyzers, and Oscilloscopes.
• Experience with Git and version control systems.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with FreeRtos BSP development.
• Knowledge of AMP/SMP architectures.
• Experience with secure boot and embedded security concepts.
• Familiarity with IoT protocols such as BLE, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, and Wi-Fi.
• Exposure to cloud-connected IoT devices and edge computing.
• Experience with CI/CD and automated build systems.
• Understanding of cybersecurity concepts for connected products.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded software solutions on FreeRtos, Embedded Linux, and Bare Metal platforms.
• Perform BSP development and customization for new hardware platforms.
• Lead and support board bring-up activities, including bootloader, kernel, device drivers, and hardware validation.
• Develop and integrate device drivers for UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, USB, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and PCIe peripherals.
• Design and implement IPC mechanisms, message queues, shared memory, semaphores, sockets, and synchronization primitives.
• Work on real-time applications with deterministic performance requirements.
• Develop and optimize embedded applications using C/C++.
• Configure and customize bootloaders (U-Boot or equivalent).
• Debug hardware-software integration issues during platform bring-up and product development.
• Analyze and optimize system performance, memory utilization, boot time, and CPU utilization.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, validation, and system teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical design discussions.
• Support product validation, deployment, and field issue analysis.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Embedded Systems, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

Domain

IoT Devices / Smart Home Solutions / Building Automation / Connected Products / Embedded Systems