Senior Software Engineer (Linux Embedded Applications).

Who We Are

We are the UCS Blade Platform BMC Team, dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in BMC development for Cisco's X-Series Blade Servers.

Our team is at the forefront of creating ground breaking solutions, tackling a variety of complicated and diverse projects throughout the year.

What sets us apart is our small, agile, and diverse team that thrives on collaboration and rapid execution. We pride ourselves on delivering production-quality software swiftly to our larger cross-functional teams, ensuring that our contributions are both impactful and timely.

Our work is integral to the UCS X-Series portfolio, which is renowned for its adaptability and future-ready design. The UCS X-Series Modular System, powered by Intersight, simplifies IT operations and accelerates innovation at the speed of software.

With features like the UCS X-Fabric Technology, our platform supports a range of interface speeds and densities, from 10-GbE to 200-GbE connections, and offers fault-resilient configurations with multiple Fabric Interconnects and Extenders.

Who You Are

You are a software developer who demonstrates outstanding communication and collaboration abilities, coupled with a genuine passion for tackling complex challenges.

You will exhibit outstanding organizational skills and a keen interest in managing their time efficiently.

As a process-driven individual, you will have a fervent desire to streamline and improve existing procedures. Your adeptness in time management will empower you to effectively prioritize tasks and deliver high-quality work within set deadlines.

Join our team and apply your passion for problem-solving to create innovative software solutions that make a difference.

What You’ll Do

Our software engineers are the gurus behind the scenes, ensuring all our programs are easy to use and bug-free. Using a keen eye, you’ll develop software and tools in support of many of our high-impact technology server platforms.

While we’re growing in this hybrid software / hardware business, you’ll still need to see the big picture and watch for hardware compatibility while even potentially influencing design.

• Design and implement platform embedded software for next-generation enterprise-class PCIe nodes / fabrics as part of Cisco’s Cloud and AI Infrastructure group.
• Design and implement server management applications, including IPMI, Redfish, SNMP, and other higher-level management software.
• Develop diagnostics, monitoring, and telemetry capabilities using prototype environments.
• Integrate GPU servers with Cisco Switches and the Intersight SaaS solution to ensure seamless operation and management.
• Work with hardware, software and QA team to bring up new AI server products.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in C or C++ programming or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in Linux embedded software development
• Experience with Linux application development, integration, testing, and debugging
• Experience with server management protocols such as Redfish, DBUS, KVM, or IPMI
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Shell, or similar

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with integrating vendor BSPs / SDKs into source code for shared / common libraries and applications
• Experience with Baseboard Management Controllers (BMC) or equivalent
• Proficient in reading and interpreting hardware schematics
• Experience with OpenBMC, Yocto, DMTF standards, and MCTP / PLDM / SPDM
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