Senior Software Developer- SD

Role & responsibilities

About the Role:

We are looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development of drivers and applications for Alif Semiconductor SoC IPs. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in C programming, ARM architecture, and communication protocols, along with hands-on experience and knowledge of SD, SDIO, and eMMC drivers, MMC/SD protocol specifications, and low-level driver development across embedded RTOS platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain SD, SDIO, and eMMC drivers for embedded RTOS (Azure RTOS / Free RTOS / Zephyr / CMSIS) platforms.
• Work with MMC/SD protocol specifications, including initialization, command/response handling, data transfers, error handling, and device configuration.
• Analyse and resolve issues related to:
• Clock and bus configuration
• DMA transfers
• Interrupt handling
• Data corruption
• CRC and timeout errors
• Power sequencing
• Card detection
• Performance and throughput, etc.
• Proficient in protocol-level debugging using logic analysers, oscilloscopes, JTAG, and trace/debug tools.
• Investigate issues across the hardware, bootloader, driver, kernel, and application layers.
• Work on ARM-based architectures, SoCs, and evaluation boards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and the open-source community to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Utilize Git-based version control systems for efficient code management and collaboration.

Preferred candidate profile

Years Exp: 4 to 10 years of Embedded Software Development in SD/SDIO/eMMC drivers

Academic Background: Masters or bachelors degree in computer science or Electronics ECE or any other equivalent.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Knowledge of SD, SDIO, and eMMC driver development and architecture
• Hands-on experience with MMC/SD protocol specifications and controller drivers
• Good understanding of clock/bus configuration, DMA, and interrupt-driven data transfers
• Solid understanding of ARM architecture, SoCs, and board-level bring-up.
• Hands-on experience with communication protocols like I2C, SPI, UART.
• Proficient in protocol-level debugging using logic analysers, oscilloscopes, JTAG, and trace/debug tools.
• Ability to investigate issues across hardware, bootloader, driver, kernel, and application layers.
• Strong proficiency in C programming with experience in embedded environments.
• Experience working with Git-based workflows.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.