CareerPlan

Senior Staff Firmware Engineer

Santa Clara, CAFull-time$131k–$196k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

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

Product firmware, controllers, and reference board designs for HDD/SSD electronics and networking products.

Domain

Semiconductor, Networking, Embedded Systems

Required skills

Embedded C/C++, Linux Kernel Driver Development, Networking systems, MCU Firmware, Hardware bring-up (JTAG/GPIO), Ethernet protocols

Preferred skills

Python, Assembly, AI accelerated software development

Technologies

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

Responsibilities

Design and develop SERDES/D2D firmware; Develop features for MCU coprocessors and hardware accelerators; Troubleshoot hardware bring-up and multi-threaded software; Analyze software performance bottlenecks; Collaborate with validation teams to solve customer issues.

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC