Software Engineer - Embedded Testing

Description :

Job Title : Software Engineer (Testing)

Location : Hyderabad

Job Mode : Work From Office (WFO)

Experience : 7 Years

Job Summary :

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer (Development & Testing) with strong expertise in C/C , embedded systems, and multi-threaded software development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing high-performance software solutions in a Linux-based environment.

This role involves working closely with hardware interfaces, embedded IP subsystems, and low-level drivers, along with creating detailed technical documentation such as requirements specifications, design documents, API documentation, and user guides.

The candidate should have strong debugging, problem-solving, and system-level programming skills, along with the ability to work in a cross-functional engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and test high-performance system software for embedded platforms.
• Develop and validate multi-threaded software applications running in Linux environments.
• Design and implement robust and scalable software APIs.
• Perform software validation, testing, and debugging to ensure high quality and reliability.
• Work closely with hardware teams to integrate software with embedded IP subsystems.
• Develop software targeted for x86, standalone systems, and RTOS platforms.
• Implement and debug low-level drivers and register interface programming.
• Develop and maintain bootloaders such as U-Boot and other system-level components.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve system-level issues at device and board level.
• Use JTAG debuggers and other debugging tools to troubleshoot hardware/software integration issues.

Generate and maintain technical documentation including :

• Requirements Specifications
• Software Design Documents
• API Documentation
• User Guides
• Work with and integrate open-source software components into system solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, firmware, and system engineers.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

• 7 years of experience in software development and testing.
• Strong programming expertise in C and C .
• Hands-on experience with multi-threaded software development in Linux environments.
• Experience designing high-performance and scalable software architectures.
• Strong experience in software API design and development.
• Deep understanding of embedded systems and low-level programming.

Experience working with embedded IP subsystems, including :

• Ethernet
• PCIe
• SPI
• I2C
• USB
• GPIO
• Memory architectures (DDR, SDRAM)
• DMA
• Experience developing software for x86 platforms, standalone systems, and RTOS environments.
• Experience in low-level driver development and register-level programming.
• Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with bootloaders such as U-Boot.
• Strong debugging skills at device and board level using JTAG debuggers.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills :

• Experience in software development for FPGA platforms.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or TCL.
• Experience integrating and working with open-source software frameworks.
• Knowledge of hardware/software co-design and debugging.
• Experience in system performance optimization.