Title: Staff Engineer - Linux Kernel Developer

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Build the Linux foundation for a next-gen RISC-V MPU platform.

About the Role
We’re building a next-generation, application-class RISC‑V MPU SoC platform for Linux systems - bringing together multimedia, industrial connectivity, security, and heterogeneous compute subsystems.
In the Platform Software team, you’ll own key pieces of Linux bring-up and SDK validation, partner closely with architecture and hardware teams, and help shape SoC/CPU decisions with hands-on data from pre-silicon, FPGA, and first-silicon debug.
Key Responsibilities




- Linux SDK development & validation: build, enable, and release a production-quality SDK for a 64-bit RISC‑V MPU.
- Develop and maintain a Linux SDK for a 64-bit RISC‑V MPU.
- Enable the boot and firmware stack (boot flow, early platform initialization, U‑Boot, OpenSBI).
- Drive Linux kernel/BSP enablement: SoC bring-up, Device Tree, CPU/memory/interrupt subsystems.
- Develop and debug device drivers (multimedia, connectivity, DMA, power/clock/reset, platform services).
- Deliver SDK releases: integration, validation, and developer-facing documentation.
- Pre- & post-silicon validation (AVV): create tests, validate on FPGA/first silicon, and unblock teams through system-level debug.
- Contribute to pre-silicon validation using FPGA, emulation, and virtual platforms.
- Develop platform tests and validate on FPGA/first silicon; root-cause issues across HW/FW/kernel.
- Cross-functional execution: work day-to-day with archite

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