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Broadcom

Software Engineer

Irvine, CA

$129K - $207K/yr

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with 8+ years (OR Master's degree with 6+ years) of software engineering experience, with 3+ years specifically in Linux device driver ...

Broadcom, Inc.

Software Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$129K - $207K/yr

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with 8+ years (OR Master's degree with 6+ years) of software engineering experience, with 3+ years specifically in Linux device driver ...

HumCap, Inc.

Senior Firmware Engineer

Richardson, TX · On-site

$108K - $143K/yr

Develop Linux kernel modules, device drivers, and hardware abstraction layers for custom hardware ... Work closely with Electrical Engineers to support board design reviews, hardware validation, and ...

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C++ Developer

Hillsboro, OR · On-site

$53.25 - $72/hr

Strong experience in Linux kernel development and device driver programming (C, C++) - 5+ yrs * Deep understanding of operating system internals, hardware-software interaction, and low-level ...

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Lead Software Engineer - Linux Device Drivers

ph7

San Jose, CA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 24 days ago

Job description

Company Description

A Network Processor Company

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work as part of a dynamic software team on various  Processors, ARM, Cavium etc.
  • Software development work will include learning of propreitory hardware products, protocol stacks, existing software on those products and other related software tools. The development work includes supporting/maintaining existing software and development for new RFCs/protocols.
  • Help customers in porting and optimizing their existing applications to OCTEON.
  • Work also involves trouble shooting and resolutions
Qualifications
  • Minimum: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. M.S. preferred.
  • 5+years of experience in embedded system programming
  • Excellent programming skills - C, C++ and assembly.
  • Strong knowledge of networking protocol stacks (TCP/IP, UDP) and application level protocol (HTTP. FTP, SMB etc.)
  • Knowledge of Ethernet and related switching architectures
  • Proven experience with solving real-time embedded issues, including: threading, optimization, memory management, interrupt handling, etc.
  • Experience in troubleshooting, performance analysis, and performance optimization for embedded systems.
  • Linux kernel and device drivers (networking, PCI, etc.).
  • Understanding of low level CPU architecture.
  • Working experience with multi-core/multi-CPU environments.
  • Knowledge of OCTEON/MIPS CPU architecture
  • Previous experience in Deep Packet Inspection Software would be a plus.
  • Effective interpersonal, teamwork, and verbal/written communication skills; able to interface internally and externally with all levels of the organization.
  • Diligent, detail-oriented, and willing to take initiative and handle assignments with minimal supervision. Inherent sense of urgency and accountability; able to multi-task in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

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