Mirafra Technologies - Linux/Device Driver Developer - Embedded System

About the Role :

We are looking for a highly skilled Linux Device Driver Developer to join our engineering team in Hyderabad. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in C programming, embedded systems, and Linux kernel/device driver development. The role involves working on complex low-level software components, performance optimization, and debugging across user and kernel space.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain Linux device drivers for PCIe, multimedia, and related subsystems.

- Work on Linux application programming and integration with kernel-level modules.

- Perform low-level debugging, tracing, and performance tuning across kernel and user space.

- Collaborate closely with firmware, hardware, and software teams to enable seamless hardware-software integration.

- Analyze hardware specifications and translate them into robust software implementations.

- Participate in code reviews, documentation, and kernel community discussions where applicable.

- Work on memory management (MMU), cache policies, and DMA framework optimization.

Required Skills & Experience :

- 3+ years of hands-on experience in Linux kernel and device driver development.

- Strong proficiency in C programming and embedded systems concepts.

- Experience with Linux application development and integration.

- Solid understanding of MMU, cache policies, and low-level hardware-software interaction.

- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, with exposure to tools like gdb, ftrace, strace, perf, or similar.

- Working knowledge of Multimedia, PCIe, Ethernet, TCP/IP, I2C protocols, and DMA framework is a strong plus.

- Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and collaborative development workflows.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields (BE/B.Tech/M.Tech).

- Prior experience in product development or driver enablement for SoCs (System-on-Chips).

- Exposure to open-source contributions or Linux upstream development.

- Strong understanding of system performance, memory footprint, and hardware debugging tools (like JTAG/trace32).