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Senior Staff Firmware Engineer

Santa Clara, CA💼 Full-time💰 $131,010–$196,300🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design and develop SERDES/D2D firmware and software for networking products, including MCU coprocessors and hardware-based accelerators, to enable reliable, scalable, high-performance network systems.

Role type

Senior Staff Firmware Engineer (Networking/Embedded Systems)

Builds

Firmware for network controllers, SSD/HDD electronics, and SoC networking products

Domain

Semiconductor, Networking, Storage (HDD/SSD)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Embedded C/C++, Linux Kernel Driver Development, MCU Firmware development, Hardware bring-up (JTAG, GPIO), Ethernet protocols, Multi-threaded software development, SoC performance analysis

Preferred skills

Python programming, Assembly programming, AI accelerated software development

Technologies

SERDES, D2D, MCU, SoC, JTAG, GPIO, Ethernet

Responsibilities

Design and develop SERDES/D2D firmware for network systems; Develop features for MCU coprocessors and hardware accelerators; Troubleshoot hardware bring-up and multi-threaded software issues; Analyze and optimize software performance on Marvell SoC; Collaborate with validation teams to solve customer issues; Design and develop firmware for networking products

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC

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