Senior Embedded SE, C, Device Driver, Linux, Networking

Meet the Team The Common Hardware Group (CHG) at Cisco is seeking skilled software engineers to join our Diagnostic/BSP team, responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of our worldclass hardware. Our team develops software for Ciscos network switches and routers, which feature advanced application awareness to build a flexible and agile network infrastructure. These capabilities support multilayered responses to the diverse workload demands of AI and ML. This is a unique opportunity to grow your technical skill set and gain visibility and recognition across crossfunctional teams within Cisco. We value motivated individuals who enjoy solving complex challenges and thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment. Your Impact Design, and develop, BSP, and Diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products. Design, develop, and test kernel and user space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals. Develop and execute software test plans. Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to debug prototypes and validate software. Minimum Qualifications Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 7+ years experience, or Masters degree with 10+ years experience. Proficient in C, C++, and Python programming. Strong hardware and device driver development background, including experience with Linux hardware bringup. Demonstrated experience in hardware and device driver development, including Linux hardware bringup, multithreading, event handling, and state machine implementation. Skilled in developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems and device drivers for protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and/or GPIO. Preferred Qualifications Proficient in kernel debugging tools such as GDB and KGDB. Experience developing software from concept through delivery for largescale, highspeed interface and bandwidth. Ability to troubleshoot software defects from kernel modules to applications. Experience with collaborative system design, specification writing, and requirements review. Commitment to quality, mentoring, and continuous learning in networking, optics, and embedded systems. Experience with AI/ML and Agentic AI framework. Knowledge of Layer 2/3 network protocols. Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills. Experience with network processors and optical networking. Familiarity with secureboot, opensource tools, CMIS, and SFF standards (SFP, QSFP). Strong communication skills and knowledge of software quality processes. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Cisco is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Meet the Team The Common Hardware Group (CHG) at Cisco is seeking skilled software engineers to join our Diagnostic/BSP team, responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of our worldclass hardware. Our team develops software for Ciscos network switches and routers, which feature advanced application awareness to build a flexible and agile network infrastructure. These capabilities support multilayered responses to the diverse workload demands of AI and ML. This is a unique opportunity to grow your technical skill set and gain visibility and recognition across crossfunctional teams within Cisco. We value motivated individuals who enjoy solving complex challenges and thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment. Your Impact Design, and develop, BSP, and Diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products. Design, develop, and test kernel and user space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals. Develop and execute software test plans. Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to debug prototypes and validate software. Minimum Qualifications Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 7+ years experience, or Masters degree with 10+ years experience. Proficient in C, C++, and Python programming. Strong hardware and device driver development background, including experience with Linux hardware bringup. Demonstrated experience in hardware and device driver development, including Linux hardware bringup, multithreading, event handling, and state machine implementation. Skilled in developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems and device drivers for protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and/or GPIO. Preferred Qualifications Proficient in kernel debugging tools such as GDB and KGDB. Experience developing software from concept through delivery for largescale, highspeed interface and bandwidth. Ability to troubleshoot software defects from kernel modules to applications. Experience