Software Engineer II-SIRE

Responsibilities

• include prototyping and evaluating new hardware and software designs, bringing up new System on Chip (SoCs) and platforms, validating hardware and firmware features, debugging system-level issues, analyzing performance, and developing scalable automation frameworks and regression test suites.
• The candidate will contribute across multiple phases of silicon development, platform validation, and product enablement for Windows-based devices.
• This role involves bringing new silicon platforms to life, enabling hardware and software features, and delivering high-quality validation solutions that improve product readiness and engineering efficiency.
• Design, develop, and validate software solutions that support silicon bring-up, platform enablement, and feature readiness across emerging hardware platforms.
• Prototype and evaluate new hardware and software capabilities, investigate system behaviors, and drive root-cause analysis for complex issues spanning hardware, firmware, drivers, and operating system components.
• Develop and maintain automated validation frameworks, regression test suites, and supporting infrastructure to improve test coverage, scalability, and execution efficiency.
• Analyze performance, reliability, and compatibility issues across the platform stack and partner with engineering teams to drive resolution.
• Debug and enhance device drivers, platform software, and supporting system components to ensure robust functionality and product quality.
• Collaborate with architects, hardware engineers, firmware developers, operating system teams, and external silicon partners to define requirements, refine solutions, and deliver capabilities across multiple product generations.
• Contribute to the design of maintainable, modular, and reusable software components with an emphasis on quality, diagnosability, and long-term supportability.
• Participate in technical design reviews, code reviews, and validation reviews to improve engineering excellence and product outcomes.
• Work effectively in an Agile development environment, contributing to planning, implementation, testing, and continuous improvement activities.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, or Python.
• OR equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in software and/or product development.
• Proven C/C++ design, coding, debugging and testing skills.
• Solid communication skills required, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms.
• SoC bring-up, bootloaders, platform initialization, and hardware enablement.
• Platform technologies and peripherals including PCIe, NVMe, USB, I2C, SPI, UART, and related interfaces.
• Device driver development and debugging.
• Windows Plug and Play architecture and device management.
• Operating system fundamentals including memory management, scheduling, interrupts, synchronization, and multithreaded programming.
• Kernel debugging, crash dump analysis, hardware debugging, and JTAG-based bring-up.
• Performance analysis and system-level troubleshooting.
• Building scalable automation frameworks and automated test infrastructure.