Linux Kernel Device Driver Engineer - PCI-e

Description :

Dear Connections,

We are Hiring "Linux Kerel Device Driver"

Qualification :

- B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech in Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical, or related fields.

- Experience : 3-8 years '

- Location : Bangalore/ Hyderabad

Summary :

- We are looking for an experienced Linux Kernel Developer with strong expertise in device driver development, kernel internals, and high-speed interface protocols.

- The candidate will work on low-level driver development, kernel optimization, and hardwaresoftware integration for high-performance embedded systems.

Roles & Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain Linux kernel device drivers for various subsystems (character/block/network/storage/multimedia/PCIe/I2C/SPI/USB/etc.).

- Work extensively with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, USB 3.x, Ethernet (1G/10G/25G), MIPI, SerDes, etc.

- Implement and debug kernel modules, ensuring seamless integration with user-space applications.

- Work with Linux kernel subsystems : interrupt handling, memory management, power management, DMA, scheduler.

- Participate in board bring-up, including bootloader (U-Boot) setup, kernel configuration, and Device Tree updates.

- Collaborate with hardware and embedded teams to analyze schematics, SoC datasheets, and driver requirements.

- Optimize driver performance, reduce latency, and improve throughput for high-speed data paths.

- Perform kernel debugging using KGDB, crash tools, ftrace, printk, perf, LTTng, etc.

- Handle kernel patching, customization, and version upgrades.

- Create technical documentation and participate in design reviews.

Mandatory Skills :

- 3 to 8 years of experience in Linux Kernel & Device Driver development.

- Strong expertise in C programming and embedded systems.

- Hands-on experience with high-speed protocols (mandatory) :

- PCIe

- USB 3.x

- Ethernet (1G/10G/25G+)

- SerDes / MIPI / CSI / DSI (any applicable)

Experience with :

- Platform / Character drivers

- DMA engine and interrupt handling

- Synchronization (spinlocks, mutexes, atomic operations)

- Device Tree, cross-compilation, kernel configuration

- Strong understanding of kernel subsystems : IRQs, workqueues, timers, memory management.

- Experience with embedded Linux, BSP, Yocto/Buildroot.

Preferred Skills :

- Experience with ARM/RISC-V/x86 architecture.

- Experience with high-speed signal debugging (scope, logic analyzer).

- Familiarity with PREEMPT_RT or real-time systems.

- Contributions to Linux kernel or open-source projects.

- Knowledge of U-Boot, firmware development.

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