Linux Device Driver Developer

JD: Linux Device Driver Development Engineer

Years Of Experience 6-15 yrs

Exposure to systems architecture for SoC, Microcontrollers, multi core processors.

Experience in developing BSP, Platform SW for custom HW based any embedded SoC

Good knowledge on BareMetal driver development, validate the SW with HW test equipment's; Oscilloscope, Logic Analyser, etc.

Strong knowledge on Bootloader (U-Boot or any other), Power on boot sequence, SW debugging.

Hands-on with Board bring-up and understanding on HW board schematic, Datasheet or HW reference manual.

Exposer to OS/Kernel upgradation, Upstreaming, driver porting, integrating component specific drivers.

Strong hands-on experience with peripheral driver developments or customization; GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, Sensors, NAND, NOR, eMMC, DDR, etc.

Proficient in strong C programming for operating system kernel & systems development.

Strong debugging skills on complex, multi threaded systems using HW debugger (JTAG, J-Link, etc)

Deep understanding of multi core architectures, NUMA, and memory hierarchies

Ability to produce high-quality code with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Solid understanding of operating systems, with emphasis on Linux or any other Real Time operating system (RTOS).

Experience with concurrent programming, threading APIs, and OS development on Linux or RTOS.

Deep understanding of operating systems concepts, data structures, and ARM & x86 processor architecture

Proficiency in Linux kernel development, strong understanding with Linux modules like Scheduler, Memory management, IPC, DMA,IOMMU, NAPI, polling mechanisms, Interrupt/event handler etc.

Linux Platform Software Driver Development for any of Drivers like GPU, Multimedia, Display, USB

Familiarity with embedded systems and hardware-software integration, with a collaborative approach in a fast-paced environment.

Hands-on issue debugging skills, issue isolation with Linux kernel, driver module level, System knowledge, System Debugging.

Knowledge of software development tools, including debuggers and version control systems (e.g., Git, GitHub).

Hands on experience in PCIe subsystem, PCIe Drivers, Ethernet, IOMMU, System level debugging, Linux Kernel Programming and Interrupt architecture.

Hands-on with OpenGL and OpenCL are addedd advantage

Familiar with Yacto based projects or Buildroot