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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 Software team to own the Linux 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, focusing on GPU, Neural Network cores, ISP, encoders and decoders
• Architect system partitioning for performance using various hardware accelerator cores such as ISP, DSP and FPGA
• 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:

• 7+ years of experience in kernel device driver development
• Solid understanding of Linux kernel internals (memory management, concurrency/synchronization, device driver framework), with a focus on GPU, DRM and ISP kernel device drivers
• 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 in pre-silicon and post-silicon validation device driver development
• Understanding of the Graphics APIs (ex: openCL, openGL) and their translation to hardware operations
• Experience with PCIe drivers, 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. - learn more about CruiseFlex here

• We’re Integrated

• Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

• We’re Funded

• GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in C