Senior Low-Level Software Engineer
Intel · Posted Oct 23
Semiconductor manufacturing, microprocessors, data center solutions, and artificial intelligence infrastructure
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About the role
The team develops advanced validation and virtualization solutions used across Intel's product development lifecycle, enabling efficient hardware and software verification in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments. The role spans low-level software, virtual platforms, firmware, and hardware domains. This Senior Systems Software Engineer will design and maintain low-level software and validation infrastructure, define architectures, solve system-level problems, and lead technical initiatives across hardware, firmware, validation, and software teams.
What you will do
- In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain low-level software solutions, virtual platforms, and validation infrastructure that enable efficient hardware and software verification in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
- You will be responsible for driving complex technical initiatives, defining software architectures, and solving challenging system-level problems spanning hardware, firmware, and software domains.
- Beyond technical excellence, this role requires strong leadership and ownership.
- The successful candidate will be expected to proactively identify challenges and opportunities, drive solutions across organizational boundaries, influence technical direction, and lead projects from concept through deployment.
- You will collaborate with architects, hardware, firmware, validation, and software teams to align priorities, remove roadblocks, and ensure successful execution of strategic objectives.
- The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise, strong system-level vision, excellent debugging skills, and a demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and drive results in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
- At least 5 to 12 years of proven experience in software development, with strong expertise in C++ programming and object-oriented design.
- Proven experience in embedded software/firmware development, including low-level programming, hardware-software interactions, and system bring-up activities.
- Extensive experience debugging and resolving complex system-level issues across software, firmware, and hardware components.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, system design principles, and scalable solution development.
- Demonstrated ability to drive technical solutions from concept to implementation, with a strong system-level perspective.
- Experience developing and maintaining complex software systems in Linux-based environments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience using modern software development practices, automated testing, version control systems, and AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, or similar technologies.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within cross-functional engineering teams.
Preferred qualifications
- Proven experience with Simics, virtual platform development, or simulation-based validation environments.
- Experience with pre-silicon validation, emulation, or hardware modeling solutions.
- Solid understanding of high-speed and low-speed interfaces and protocols, including PCI Express (PCIe), USB, I2C, SPI, CXL, and related technologies.
- Experience developing validation infrastructure, tools, or solutions for pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
- Familiarity with DML (Device Modeling Language) or device model development.
- Experience leading technical design discussions and mentoring engineers.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Intel
Intel Corporation is a global technology leader focused on the design and manufacturing of microprocessors, integrated circuits, and advanced data center infrastructure. The company drives innovation across personal computing, artificial intelligence, and cloud ecosystems while operating a major semiconductor foundry business. Intel delivers foundational silicon and packaging solutions that power modern digital infrastructure worldwide.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 1968
- Location
- Santa Clara, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Lip-Bu Tan
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pushkar Ranade
Chief Technology Officer and Chief of Staff to the CEO
Executive Vice President – Chief Technology and Operations Officer, General Manager Intel Foundry
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