Senior Embedded Software Leader - Linux Drivers & BIOS

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Flexible vacation time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA is seeking experienced software engineers to join the Diagnostic/BSP team within the Common Hardware Group.

You will architect, design, and develop BIOS, BSP, and diagnostics for Core and Edge routing products, and drive kernel and user-space drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals. You will collaborate across teams, lead technical reviews, and contribute to software test plans, with a focus on reliability, performance, and scalable AI/ML workloads in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 10+ years experience, or Master’s degree with 8+ years experience.
• Prior experience in C, C++, and Python programming.
• Prior experience with hardware and device driver development background, including experience with Linux hardware bring-up.
• Prior experience with Sonic, ONIE, BMC, IPMI, and/or Redfish technologies.
• Prior experience in developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems and device drivers for protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and/or GPIO.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop BIOS, BSP, and Diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products.
• Design, develop, and test kernel and user space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals.
• Develop and execute software test plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software.
• Lead technical reviews and discussions across teams.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Education

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

Master’s degree with 8+ years experience

Tools

Sonic

ONIE

BMC

IPMI

Redfish

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA is seeking experienced software engineers to join the Diagnostic/BSP team within the Common Hardware Group.

You will architect, design, and develop BIOS, BSP, and diagnostics for Core and Edge routing products, and drive kernel and user-space drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals. You will collaborate across teams, lead technical reviews, and contribute to software test plans, with a focus on reliability, performance, and scalable AI/ML workloads in a