Design and develop embedded software for Linux systems, focusing on integration with hardware and ensuring high performance. Collaborate with teams, optimize processes, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
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Join Ciena, a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, as an Embedded Software Engineer. Be part of a team that is transforming the way the world communicates by developing reliable, high‑performance embedded software that powers next‑generation networking solutions.
How You Will Contribute:
- Design, implement, and test embedded software features for Linux-based systems running on networking platforms.
- Develop and maintain daemons and services that interface with upper‑layer applications and lower‑level hardware components such as FPGA or BMC.
- Architect and optimize inter-process communication, hardware abstraction layers, and system initialization flows.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration between embedded software, system applications, and hardware subsystems.
- Participate in code reviews, debugging, and performance tuning across embedded software components.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and integration workflows for embedded platforms.
- Contribute to platform bring-up, board support packages, and system-level feature development.
- Provide technical guidance and foster collaboration across software and hardware engineering teams.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Proven experience developing software for embedded Linux systems.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ and familiarity with Python and Bash for automation and tools.
- Experience developing and debugging Linux daemons, services, and system-level components.
- Solid understanding of Linux internals, systemd, device drivers, and inter‑process communication mechanisms.
- Experience working with hardware interfaces and protocols used with FPGA or BMC subsystems (e.g., I2C, SPI, IPMI, PCIe).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated build and test environments.
- Experience working in Agile software development environments.
- Experience with the Yocto Project or other embedded Linux build frameworks.
- Knowledge of container technologies (e.g., Docker) for development and testing environments.
- Experience with real‑time constraints, hardware abstraction layers, or board bring-up.
- Hands-on experience with debugging tools such as GDB, perf, strace, and logic analyzers.
- Understanding of full-stack system design and interactions between hardware, embedded software, and applications.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to deliver clear technical updates and documentation.
- Familiarity with Git or other version control systems.
- Ability to work collaboratively within cross‑functional hardware, software, and systems teams.
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Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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Top Skills
Bash
Bmc
C/C++
Ci/Cd
Docker
Fpga
I2C
Ipmi
Linux
Pcie
Python
Spi
Yocto Project
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