Staff Embedded Software Engineer - SoC & Video Tech Lead

Synaptics Incorporated; Katowice; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Synaptics Incorporated seeks a Staff Software Engineer, Embedded to lead software design and bring-up for next‑generation SoC/ASIC platforms. You will own low‑level firmware, drivers, and platform software, collaborating with FPGA, hardware, validation and systems teams to deliver robust connectivity and video transport capabilities.

The role requires 8+ years in embedded software, strong C/C++, Python, and hands‑on USB, DisplayPort, HDMI experience, plus CI/CD and root‑cause analysis expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in embedded software and firmware development.
• Experience with Linux, RTOS or bare‑metal embedded environments.
• Hands on experience with USB, I2C, SPI or UART.
• Experience with USB2/3/4, DisplayPort, HDMI, PCIe a plus.
• Hands on experience with JTAG, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers and oscilloscopes to isolate root causes.
• Track record of driving complex HW/SW/FPGA/ASIC investigations from symptom identification through root‑cause analysis and validated resolution.

Responsibilities

• Technically lead embedded software design, development, integration and debug activities for complex SoC and ASIC platforms.
• Define software and firmware architectures for next-generation connectivity and video transport solutions.
• Drive silicon bring-up activities from FPGA prototypes through first-silicon validation and production release.
• Develop low-level firmware, platform software, boot flows, device drivers and hardware abstraction layers.
• Work with FPGA, ASIC, hardware, validation and systems teams to define interfaces.
• Debug complex system-level issues spanning hardware, FPGA, silicon, firmware and software.
• Design and implement features supporting USB2/3/4, DisplayPort, HDMI and related technologies.
• Analyze performance, latency, power and reliability of embedded systems.
• Champion quality through unit testing, static analysis, code coverage, and CI/CD practices.
• Participate in code reviews, champion quality, reliability, and security.

Skills

C/C++

Python scripting

Embedded software

Firmware development

Linux

SoC awareness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Debugging tools

Job description

Synaptics Incorporated seeks a Staff Software Engineer, Embedded to lead software design and bring-up for next‑generation SoC/ASIC platforms. You will own low‑level firmware, drivers, and platform software, collaborating with FPGA, hardware, validation and systems teams to deliver robust connectivity and video transport capabilities.

The role requires 8+ years in embedded software, strong C/C++, Python, and hands‑on USB, DisplayPort, HDMI experience, plus CI/CD and root‑cause analysis expertise.