Software Engineer Embedded Systems II (Full Time) - United States

Quick Facts

Software Engineer Embedded Systems II (potential future opportunity)
Focus: embedded software, firmware, low-level platform features

Description

As a Software Engineer Embedded Systems II, you will take ownership of designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance embedded software, firmware, and low-level platform features. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to build resilient device drivers, kernel components, and hardware-software interfaces that power mission-critical platforms and intelligent connected systems. Architect and implement robust system-level test automation and diagnostic tools using Python and modern CI/CD pipelines to validate complex platform interactions and ensure product reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize embedded software, firmware, and low-level platform features
• Build resilient device drivers, kernel components, and hardware-software interfaces
• Architect and implement system-level test automation and diagnostic tools using Python
• Use modern CI/CD pipelines to validate complex platform interactions
• Diagnose intricate platform-level issues using systems programming expertise
• Optimize memory and CPU performance
• Support production triage
• Independently deliver resilient, scalable embedded software and drive technical excellence across the software development lifecycle

Minimum Qualifications

Meet one of the following (completed within the past 3 years or expected to be completed within the next 12 months):

• Master's degree with 0 years of work experience
• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of work experience
• Educational or workforce development program (e.g., Associate’s, Apprenticeship, Boot camp, or Certification) with 3 years of work experience
• High school diploma (or equivalent) with 4 years of work experience

Qualifying education and work experience should be in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in C or C++ systems programming
• Practical experience developing software in embedded Linux, RTOS, or POSIX-compliant operating system environments
• Deep understanding of operating systems concepts, multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and low-level hardware-software interfaces
• Familiarity with standard software development workflows in Linux environments
• Debugging tools experience (e.g., GDB, Valgrind)
• Git version control experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience developing low-level device drivers, kernel modules, Board Support Packages (BSPs), or bootloaders (U-Boot, UEFI)
• Networking principles and layered communication architectures (TCP/IP, OSI model)
• Routing and switching protocols (e.g., Ethernet, BGP, OSPF)
• Automation tooling or test frameworks in Python or Bash integrated with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Hardware bring-up, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation, or lab instrumentation (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG debuggers)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (U.S. employees, subject to eligibility)
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Paid time away: paid holidays, floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), birthday/personal wellness, vacation and sick time per policy
• Optional paid volunteer days
• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles subject to policy
• Performance-based incentive pay for employees on sales plans (if applicable)

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada

Individual pay is determined by hiring location, market conditions, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. U.S. salary ranges by location are provided in the posting: New York City Metro Area $125,700.00 - $203,100.00; Non-Metro New York State & Washington State $111,700.00 - $180,800.00.