Staff Software Engineer, Linux Kernel Drivers

Company:  Cruise
Location: Sunnyvale
Closing Date: 02/11/2024
Salary: £150 - £200 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We’re building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

In our cars, you’re free to be yourself. It’s the same here at Cruise. We’re creating a culture that values the experiences and contributions of all of the unique individuals who collectively make up Cruise, so that every employee can do their best work.

Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

The Embedded Systems Team develops the first layers of software on the vehicle, from interfacing with hardware, to moving large amounts of data up the software stack. We are looking for a Staff Kernel Developer in the Platform Silicon Bringup team to own the Linux Kernel device driver development for pre-silicon and post-silicon validation, custom chip and hardware bringup as well as building a high performance hardware acceleration stack across a wide variety of devices and systems.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Build Linux kernel device drivers to support pre-silicon and post-silicon validation, chip bringup and deploy across various products
  • Own Architecture, development and design of Linux kernel drivers, user space libraries and applications for custom AI chips
  • Bringup heterogeneous CPU cores and bringup of various evaluation platforms which use custom AI chips
  • Architect system partitioning for performance using various hardware accelerator cores
  • Develop high-performance system for data movement, I/O interfacing, networking and embedded signal processing
  • Collaborate with colleagues across multiple teams and mentor developers

What You Must Have

  • 8+ years of experience in kernel device driver development
  • Solid understanding of Linux kernel internals (memory management, concurrency/synchronization, DRM subsystem, device driver framework)
  • Understanding of the Linux kernel open source development process and upstream contributions
  • Familiarity with the ARM64 architecture
  • Experience with git and follow good software practices like code review, documentation
  • Effective interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills
  • Familiarity with system performance analysis, profiling, and tuning

Bonus points!

  • Experience with audio, WiFi, or bluetooth device driver development
  • Experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon validation device driver development
  • Experience with PCIe drivers, DRM, DMA controllers

The salary range for this position is $161,500 - $237,500. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

Why Cruise?

  • Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • 401(k) Cruise matching program
  • Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
  • Subsidized mental health benefits
  • Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
  • Healthy meals and snacks available for non-remote employees
  • Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care, and medical leave
  • Fertility Benefits
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees
  • CruiseFlex, a working policy for US-Based Cruisers, lets you and your manager find the working style that’s best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home, or a combination of home and in-office time.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

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