Senior, Software Engineer, Embedded (Linux Kernel)
Company: Magic Leap
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posted on: January 26, 2023
Job Description:
Job Description
Magic Leap is seeking a Senior Engineer who has experience working
with embedded mobile operating systems. In this role, you will
provide your expertise to help us design, optimize, and develop an
operating system capable of supporting the most optimal user
experience ever seen.
If you are the successful candidate, you will get to work on a
system that requires strict timing tolerances under heavy loads,
novel approaches to displaying content, and much more. You will get
to make tough technical decisions that help shape the direction of
our product.
As the ideal candidate, you will have a significant track record of
working on embedded device drivers.
Responsibilities
- Architect, Design, Implement, Debug HW-SW drivers for the Magic
Leap Platform, including but not limited to device drivers for
memory (flash and DDR), SPI, I2C, and GPIO drivers. Architecture,
Design will include writing the driver input/output details,
peripheral usage, and memory usage details. Implementation will be
done to meet product ship acceptance timelines.
- Architect, Design, Implement, Linux IOCTLs for the Magic Leap
Platform. These will be specific to the Magic Leap platform and can
enhance the performance of the device by providing optimized kernel
APIs to allow data to flow more efficiently. API changes will have
to be documented to allow smooth integration with other software
teams.
- Debug timing, race conditions, memory issues on a daily basis
in a timely manner which may include use of JTAG debuggers, logic
analyzers, etc.
- Part of team to deliver full Platform SW to rest of Magic Leap
SW team, this includes writing drivers for all needed hardware
peripherals, writing the software to boot the Operating System
(including memory initialization, and platform
initialization).
- Assist factory with debugging HW-SW issues related to HW bring
up; in order to build Magic Leap hardware with quality and deliver
units on time to various other teams.
- Work with other teams: HW, apps SW, middleware SW to debug
cross-functional issues such as memory corruption, timing and
performance issues. Write reports on the problem statement and how
it was solved to be used as reference for future issues.
Qualifications
- 5-8+ years experience in embedded software development
- Fluent in C and C++ development
- Experience with embedded development practices
- Experience desired in Linux and other micro kernels, with
sensitivity to performance, memory utilization, security and
extensible architectures
- Experience with kernel crash analysis and resolution
- Experience in writing drivers for various peripherals over
various interfaces: I2C, SPI, USB, PCIE
- Experience with using JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers and other
debuggers
- Experience in designing and implementing asynchronous or
concurrent multithreaded systems
- Must understand common protocols for communication with
hardware and other software modules
- Must be a good communicator and self-motivated to complete
projects, and enjoy hw-sw debugging
Bonus Points
- 2-4 years experience with real-time and time-critical
systems
- Experience in a high-volume production environment
- Experience with commonly-used mobile operating systems (i.e.
Android or iOS)
- Ability to work directly with hardware team for device bring up
and debugging a plus
- Experience with embedded databases and interprocessor
communication is a plus
- Experience with ACPI and bios development is a plus.
Education
- BA/BS is required
- MS or higher is preferred
Additional Information
- All your information will be kept confidential according to
Equal Employment Opportunities guidelines.
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Keywords: Magic Leap, Fort Lauderdale , Senior, Software Engineer, Embedded (Linux Kernel), IT / Software / Systems , Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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