Embedded Systems Engineer II — Drivers, Kernel & CI Tools

Cisco; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is hiring a Software Engineer Embedded Systems II in the United States. You will design and optimize high‑performance embedded software and firmware, building drivers, kernel components, and hardware interfaces for mission‑critical platforms.

Collaborate across teams to implement robust test automation and diagnostics using Python and modern CI/CD pipelines. The role emphasizes memory and performance optimization, multi‑threaded design, and end‑to‑end software lifecycle excellence across

Qualifications

• Master's degree with 0 years of work experience, or Bachelor's with 2 years, or equivalent program with 3 years of work experience.
• Strong C/C++ systems programming skills.
• Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, or POSIX environments.
• Understanding of OS concepts, multithreading, and memory management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize high-performance embedded software and firmware.
• Build device drivers, kernel components, and hardware interfaces.
• Create system-level test automation and diagnostic tools in Python and CI/CD.
• Diagnose platform issues and optimize memory and CPU usage.

Skills

C/C++ systems programming

Embedded Linux

RTOS / POSIX environments

Multithreading / memory management

GDB / Valgrind debugging

Git version control

Education

Master's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Educational program with work experience (e.g., bootcamp)

Tools

Git

Job description

Cisco is hiring a Software Engineer Embedded Systems II in the United States. You will design and optimize high‑performance embedded software and firmware, building drivers, kernel components, and hardware interfaces for mission‑critical platforms.

Collaborate across teams to implement robust test automation and diagnostics using Python and modern CI/CD pipelines. The role emphasizes memory and performance optimization, multi‑threaded design, and end‑to‑end software lifecycle excellence across