Staff Firmware and Operating System Engineer

The Role Develop low
- (BIOS, firmware, device drivers) and mid-level software (emulation, simulation, and virtualization) to enable the use of Openchip’s novel hardware features and accelerators, bringing visible improvements to end users. Develop low
- (BIOS, firmware, device drivers) and mid-level software (emulation, simulation, and virtualization) to enable the use of Openchip’s novel hardware features and accelerators, bringing visible improvements to end users.

Key Responsibilities
* Understand the technical landscape of their project and make decisions about it.
* Make independent technical contributions, especially for the most foundational or challenging parts of the project.
* Develop and maintain low-level software (BIOS and firmware) for novel hardware architectures.
* Develop and maintain device drivers for operating systems (mainly Linux) to expose novel hardware features (e.g., telemetry) and acceleration, as well as to support their emulation and virtualization.
* Provide monitoring, instrumentation, and telemetry to export system status and health metrics.
* Provide workload control and configuration, and API entry points to allow remote operation.
* Configure and extend emulation, simulation, and virtualization software.
* Interact with engineers and leads from their and other teams to unblock issues, or to reach consensus on technical topics. In particular:
* Work with hardware teams, influencing hardware/software co-design.
* Work with teams developing middleware, and/or contribute to middleware.
* Provide technical guidance to more junior team members, also acting as a mentor.
* Review team artifacts (design documents, code changes) both for correctness but also for code quality and consistency.
* Identify opportunities for code and/or process improvement.
* Loop in directors and above as needed, for instance to surface potential risks or get feedback based on area-level technical knowledge.
* Collaborate with program managers for task and deliverable tracking, as well as process improvements.
* Communicate outside the team, explaining and divulging technical topics to less technical parts of the organization. Required Qualifications
* Bachelor or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
* Experience in the relevant field (more than 10 years).
* Solid knowledge about computer architecture (CPU, cache and memory hierarchy, buses,.. ).
* Good understanding of pre-boot and boot process, and Linux kernel internals.
* Knowledge about compilation and linking process (toolchains, object file formats, binutils, dynamic loading,.. ).
* Solid knowledge of low-level development languages (C, Rust).
* Experience with assembly language (of any architecture).
* Experience with standard tools for source control (git), continuous integration, task management (Jira). Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with RISC-V development at the assembly-language level.
* Experience with kernel and/or device driver development.
* Experience with emulators and simulators (Qemu, Gem5, Spike).
* Experience with hypervisor technology (KVM, Xen).
* Experience with open source software development.
* Experience with system boot technology (UEFI/EDK2, ACPI, u-boot, devicetree). Soft Skills
* Within
- and cross-team collaboration at the technical level.
* Experience leading teams at the technical level (not necessarily with a formal management role). What do

we offer
?
* Join an innovative team and experience company growth.
* We believe in investing in our employees and providing them with the opportunities they need to grow and develop their careers.
* Enjoy a hybrid work environment.
* We also offer flexible schedule.
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We offer
a remuneration that values your experience.
* The position will have the base in Barcelona. We are looking for outstanding people willing to join our mission to change this industry and help to build a better world. At Openchip & Software Technologies S.
L., we believe a diverse and inclusive team is the key to groundbreaking ideas. We foster a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity. #J-18808-Ljbffr