Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Software (Embedded Systems)

Location: San Jose, California, United States; on-site role

Annual base salary: $91,000–$232,000, plus restricted stock units and quarterly bonus payments.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor products and precise timing and synchronization solutions for technology systems worldwide.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable software for embedded devices running embedded Linux.
• Customize and maintain Pre-loader, U-Boot, and Linux kernel modules for new hardware platforms and features.
• Develop Linux kernel drivers for Ethernet, Flash, SPI, I²C, UART, and other peripherals.
• Perform board bring-up on newly designed ARM-based hardware and ensure robust hardware-software integration.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering, software QA, operations, and global development teams on technical strategy and project delivery.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues, create design documentation, and prepare functional specifications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or a related field, with at least 15 years of embedded platform software development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Linux kernel internals, kernel porting, and peripheral driver development.
• Expertise in U-Boot customization, ARM-based board bring-up, Ethernet drivers, IP protocols, and networking software.
• Knowledge of firewalls, routing, IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, processes, threads, and interrupts.
• Proficiency in C programming and shell scripting, with strong debugging skills using GDB and Lauterbach.
• Experience with the Yocto framework.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the QorIQ Layerscape family of processors.
• Familiarity with PCI Express controllers and bus specifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Applicants must provide proof of US citizenship, permanent US residency, or protected-individual status because the role involves technology controlled by US export laws.
• Health benefits begin on the first day of employment.
• Retirement savings plans and an employee stock purchase program with a two-year look-back feature are provided.
• Travel is expected approximately 0%–25% of the time.
• Work is performed indoors during usual business hours, primarily seated.