Staff Embedded Software Engineer developing carrier grade embedded software for optical line systems. Collaborating with multi - disciplinary teams to deliver innovative solutions.
About the role
- Embedded Software Engineer, Tech Lead at Astera Labs focuses on firmware development for analog and Ethernet devices. Collaborating with a small team on high-speed networking and automation solutions.
Responsibilities
- Write and modify embedded C firmware for analog and Ethernet connectivity devices, including register configuration, state machines, calibration sequences, and control loops
- Work on low-level hardware bring-up and debug alongside senior firmware engineers
- Contribute to features spanning analog control such as gain settings and equalization parameters, as well as Ethernet link management, SERDES configuration, and diagnostics
- Help maintain and improve the firmware codebase with clean, reviewable code
- Write Python scripts to automate test flows, collect and analyze data, and help make the team faster
- Work with validation teams remotely to develop and execute test plans across a range of operating conditions and corner cases
- Help build out CI infrastructure and automated test tooling as the team grows
- Contribute to characterizing firmware behaviour across analog and Ethernet configurations, link states, and failure modes
- Keep Jira tickets up to date, track your own work, and flag blockers early
- Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions
- Communicate clearly with teammates across firmware, silicon design, and applications
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 2 to 5 years of experience writing embedded C/C++ firmware on real hardware
- Comfort working at the hardware/software boundary: reading datasheets, poking registers, interpreting hardware behaviour from software
- Familiarity with Linux development tools: gcc/clang, make, bash, gdb, and git
- Some experience with Python scripting, whether for test automation, data analysis, or general utility scripts
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude; you'll be working closely with a small team and need to keep everyone in the loop
- A genuine interest in digging into hard problems and the persistence to see them through
Benefits
- discretionary bonus
- incentives
- benefits
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