Ethernet Driver developer is responsible for ensuring Ethernet driver development / maintenance and feature migration over varying SoCs targeted towards different domains (Automotive / Home Router / IOT etc)

Key Responsibilities :

- Develop, Customize and optimize Ethernet Drivers for specific chipsets, board variants.

- Kernel Integration : Interface the driver with the Linux network stack, including the NAPI (New API) subsystem, netdev, and sk_buff management for efficient packet processing

- Performance Tuning : Optimize Ethernet driver performance for high throughput, low latency, and minimal CPU utilization. Ensure high scalability and efficient packet handling.

- Debugging & Troubleshooting : Investigate, resolve complex network issues related to Ethernet drivers - latency problems, connectivity issues, and performance degradation.

- System Integration : Work closely with HW engineers, firmware developers, kernel team to ensure tight integration between the Ethernet driver and the underlying network stack.

- Leverage tools like Wireshark, tcpdump, and kernel logs for analysis.

- Platform Support : Develop drivers that support multiple platforms, including x86, ARM, and other custom SoCs (System on Chips)

Educational Qualifications :

- Bachelors or Masters in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.

Experience :

- 5- 10 years in Linux Device driver / Kernel development.

- Design, implement, and optimize Ethernet drivers for various HW platforms (NICs, switches, and embedded systems

- Expertise with NICs and platform-specific hardware, including PCIe and DMA, , and Interrupts (MSI/MSI-X)

- Debugging : Kernel debugging tools (e.g., GDB, kdb, WinDbg) and network analysis tools.

- Solid skills in C, Shell scripting, and Compilation environment

- Good knowledge of Linux Layer 2 / 3 Networking protocols

Nice-to-Have Skills :

- Knowledge of Virtualization features such as SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization), VFIO and network function virtualization (NFV).

- Familiarity with advanced Ethernet technologies like RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access), RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet), or DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit)

- Contributions to open-source kernel projects.