Senior/Principal Embedded Software Engineer

About Codasip

We believe Codasip is the most innovative processor solutions company. We take pride in designing and developing cutting-edge, high-performance, and energy-efficient CPU cores from scratch, and our own automated proprietary tools to fully customize them. We give our customers a unique competitive advantage by empowering their system-on-chip developers to build the most innovative products.

We are hiring

We are looking for a Senior/Principal Embedded Software Engineer to join our Platforms team working on RISC-V platforms and be part of realizing a whole new paradigm in semiconductors and microprocessor design. Moreover, the role demands flexibility and lateral thinking. You will be working on both short-term customer-driven projects, as well as longer-term strategic Codasip software products. You will act as a software technical expert within the company and will be expected to contribute expert advice to both internal and external customers. You will also be expected to spread your knowledge and experience within the team and mentor more junior team members.

Platforms Team

Codasip has a mixed skilled team called the Platform Team that develops hardware and software at the systems and IP level. These platforms and IP are used to demonstrate our technology to customers and to help them to develop products prior to silicon production. They are also used internally to explore novel hardware architectures, validate developed IP, and performance analysis.

Requirements

What you'll do

The role will involve analyzing, architecting, and implementing embedded software for Codasip's hardware platforms and IP. The scope of the work is broad, varied, and technically challenging and will include working on software projects including:

• Developing embedded software for Codasip’s CPU cores: for example, working on bootloaders, device drivers, developing tests for new IP, and maintaining embedded operating systems
• Supporting different design teams with software bring-up on new CPUs and platforms
• Working with customers, assisting them to migrate to RISC-V CPUs
• Exploring novel compute architectures and technologies
• Working with the team to develop evaluation systems that can be used by customers to explore Codasip’s product offering and enable pre-silicon software bring up

Main responsibilities include

• Embedded software systems analysis, architecture, design and implementation
• Providing deep technical software advice and expertise 

• Developing the capabilities, skills and processes within the Platform team 

What you need

• A minimum of 5-6 years experience in commercial embedded systems-level software development
• Extensive C or C++ and assembly language programming experience
• Knowledge of RTOS internals and writing device drivers and HALs
• Knowledge of high-level hardware microarchitecture and its effects on software performance
• A flexible and adaptable attitude to work
• A desire to learn and also positively influence the technical development of others

What we'd love you to have

• Experience with RISC-V technologies
• Experience working in a mixed hardware and software environment
• System modeling and simulation experience
• Familiarity with FPGA technology
• The ability to communicate effectively at both the technical and management level
• Customer-facing experience

Benefits

Want to be an architect of ambition? Join Codasip!

At Codasip we are committed to fostering a creative and collaborative work environment. Codasippers have the freedom to explore original ideas and experiment with new techniques. We believe in the benefits of cross-departmental collaboration and encourage sharing to build awareness throughout the teams. This enables you to add value through variety in your work.

When you join Codasip, you become part of a motivated team of self-starters where your ideas are appreciated and your voice is heard. We strive to create an environment where your ambition can flourish and your career can reach new heights. So, come and join our team of architects of ambition. We can't wait to see what you'll achieve at Codasip.