Linux Software Development Engineer - Specialized

Overview :

TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets.

global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories, graphics processors, motherboard chip sets, and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.

Job Title : Linux Software Development Engineer - Specialized

Work Location : Austin, TX 78728

Duration : 12 Months

Work Type : Contract

Job Type : Onsite

Job Description : THE ROLE :

THE ROLE :

Client is looking for a specialized software engineer who is passionate about improving the performance of key applications and benchmarks.

You will be a member of a core team of incredibly talented industry specialists and will work with the very latest hardware and software technology.

Successful candidates will be working across an international software organization to enable systems used in machine learning, compute, and related components including developing and supporting Linux drivers, tools, libraries, and documentation applied to a full system architecture.

You will be primarily focused on developing, implementing, and improving software critical for Client data center products

THE PERSON :

The ideal candidate should be passionate about software engineering and possess leadership skills to drive sophisticated issues to resolution.

Able to communicate effectively and work optimally with different teams across Client.

We are looking for a passionate, creative, teammate, and result oriented engineer who is passionate about groundbreaking technology and willing to work in a fast-paced groundbreaking technology environment.

A degree in computer engineering, software engineering, or electrical engineering who is interested developing, enhancing, and supporting Linux software desired.

Willing to solve sophisticated problems is a must.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Work with Client 's architecture specialists to improve future products

Apply a data minded approach to target optimization efforts

Stay informed of software and hardware trends and innovations, especially pertaining to algorithms and architecture

Design and develop new groundbreaking Client technologies

Participating in new ASIC and hardware bring ups

Develop technical relationships with peers and partners

Provide high-quality, well-tested, secure, and maintainable code

Develope for continuous integration and automated deployments

Provide ongoing maintenance and support of internal / external related drivers, libraries, tools, and documentation

Create tools for automating building, testing, deployment, monitoring on Linux

Debug and troubleshoot system-level issues and features

Proactively drive continuous improvement in all areas of activity

Develop specialized features autonomously working with driver and FW teams for completion

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE :

Strong object-oriented programming background, C / C++ and Python preferred

Ability to write high quality code with a keen attention to detail

Experience with modern concurrent programming and threading APIs

Familiarity with Linux GPU kernel driver development

Familiarization with continuous integration systems such as Jenkins

Knowledge and use of Git or similar version control repositories

Experience working in the semiconductor industry

Linux kernel development experience, either core kernel development or device driver development.

Experience with software development processes and tools such as debuggers, source code control systems (GitHub) and profilers is a plus

Effective communication and problem-solving skills

Expert in developing and debugging system hardware and software or firmware for embedded systems

Understanding of computer organization / architecture, Machine Learning, HPC

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills

Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion

Experience in managing technical features in projects

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS :

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

The top 3 requirements are :

C / C++, Python for system level application programming with some experience working with drivers and firmware

Linux and Linux distros (Ubuntu, Suse, RHEL)

SW build and release processes and related tools, Ci / Cd, etc.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.