Linux kernel Driver Development Engineer (Any Driver Development platform)

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Embedded Linux Kernel / Device Driver Engineer to design develop and optimize device drivers and kernel components for next-generation embedded platforms.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Linux kernel development device drivers and low-level system programming with exposure in any one of graphics multimedia networking or audio subsystems in Linux-based embedded systems.

Key Responsibilities

Linux Kernel & Driver Development

Design develop and maintain Linux kernel drivers and kernel modules for embedded platforms.
Debug and optimize device drivers kernel subsystems and system-level software.
Work with hardware teams to enable new device support and hardware bring-up.

Graphics / Multimedia Drivers

Develop and debug Linux drivers related to:
- DRM/KMS graphics drivers
- GPU/display pipelines
- Video drivers using V4L2
Enable hardware acceleration using VAAPI and integrate with multimedia frameworks.

Linux Graphics Stack

Work with DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) and KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) subsystems.
Support graphics APIs and stacks such as:
- OpenGL
- Vulkan
- Mesa

Multimedia & Video

Implement and optimize Video4Linux (V4L2) drivers for camera and video capture devices.
Work with multimedia frameworks such as:
- GStreamer
- FFmpeg

Audio Subsystem

Develop and debug audio drivers using ALSA / ASoC frameworks.
Implement support for digital audio interfaces like:
- I2S
- TDM

Networking

Develop and optimize Ethernet or network interface drivers.
Debug and analyze issues within the Linux networking stack.

System Integration & Debugging

Perform system-level debugging profiling and performance tuning.
Analyze kernel logs crashes and system traces using tools like:
- ftrace
- perf
- gdb
- crash utility

Qualifications :

Required Skills

Core Skills

Strong programming skills in C
Solid understanding of:
- Linux Kernel Internals
- Device Driver Development
- Multithreading and synchronization
- Memory management
- Interrupt handling

Linux Driver Frameworks (Any one)

Experience in one or more of the following:

Graphics Drivers
- DRM/KMS
- Mesa
- OpenGL
- Vulkan
Multimedia / Video
- V4L2
- VAAPI
- GStreamer
- Video codecs
Audio Drivers
- ALSA
- ASoC
- I2S / TDM
Networking
- Ethernet drivers
- Linux network stack

Embedded Systems

Experience working with embedded Linux platforms
Knowledge of RTOS concepts or real-time Linux
Experience with ARM-based SoCs

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Job OverviewWe are looking for a highly skilled Embedded Linux Kernel / Device Driver Engineer to design develop and optimize device drivers and kernel components for next-generation embedded platforms.The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Linux kernel development device drivers and low...