Embedded Memory Engineer: Bring-Up & Firmware (DDR/LPDDR)

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in Mountain View is seeking a software engineer specializing in memory bring-up to lead post-silicon enablement and optimization of high-speed memory subsystems, bridging hardware and software with initialization firmware and diagnostic software.

The role focuses on high-performance, stable, and reliable CPU/memory interactions for Google Pixel products and related silicon, with an emphasis on LPDDR/DDR memory technologies and pre-silicon validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year in software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
• 2 years of experience with embedded systems and device drivers.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

Software development

Software design & architecture

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Palladium

Zebu

FPGA

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Socket.dev in Mountain View is seeking a software engineer specializing in memory bring-up to lead post-silicon enablement and optimization of high-speed memory subsystems, bridging hardware and software with initialization firmware and diagnostic software.

The role focuses on high-performance, stable, and reliable CPU/memory interactions for Google Pixel products and related silicon, with an emphasis on LPDDR/DDR memory technologies and pre-silicon validation.