Senior Designer
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Job Description
Senior Designer
Bangalore, Karnataka

Job Summary

  • Be responsible for the design and implementation of software in one or more of the following areas: 
  • Linux kernel support for new architectures - write software for Linux kernel, device drivers, OpenSBI, u-boot, Yocto/OpenEmbedded. 
  • Customised Linux distributions (e.g. embedded applications) 
  • Deploying pre-existing benchmarks developing new ones as per customer needs 
  • Upstream - Contribute to the wider RISC-V software ecosystem, helping to ensure support for the architecture in various open-source projects 
  • Use emulators and real hardware to analyse and optimise software, including through the use of RISC-V’s vector instructions 
  • Code-review complex contributions in any of these areas 
  • Interact with architecture and hardware design teams to improve our next RISC-V CPU cores – provide inputs, drive architectural decisions based on software needs. 
  • Help maintain the documentation and reference implementations that our customers rely on 
  • Release SDK’s and work with customers to enable prototyping of their SoCs for evaluation and software development 

Key Responsibilities

  • 3 to 5 years of practical experience in embedded Linux development/debug. 
  • Experience developing architecture-level code or device drivers in C for multiprocessor, multithreaded open-source kernels such as Linux or BSD, with upstream involvement 
  • Proven experience with upstream development on high-level operating systems such as Linux  
  • Strong C or C++ programming experience, basic assembly level programming 
  • Knowledge of basic Operating System concepts (e.g. virtual memory, interrupt handling, privilege levels) 
  • Experience debugging complex multicore systems, experience with debugging tools (GDB, OpenOCD, Lauterbach)  

Skill Requirements

  • Experience with git, Makefile, GNU toolchain and shell scripting 
  • Experience with device drivers, virtualization, IOMMUs, power management or SoC platform security 
  • Experience working with hardware architecture and engineering teams 

Strong communication, co-working, and listening skills 

Other Requirements

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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,300 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5 billion.
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