Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- Application, Embedded
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Karlsruhe
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop software for RISC-V SoCs, work on compilers and simulation tools, write firmware, and optimize signal processing under real-time constraints.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is at home across our processor software from ported libraries and the compiler down to bare-metal and operating systems.
- Your team will: develop our software stack, including compiler, mapping tools, low-level tooling, simulation and debug infrastructure; write bare-metal, firmware and OS-level software for our RISC-V SoC; implement and optimise signal-processing and inference kernels under real-time constraints; bring up, test and port software on pre-silicon platforms and on silicon, including low-level hardware tests; and work in a close feedback loop with our hardware designers.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Master's degree (or equivalent experience) and 10+ years of relevant experience.
Qualifications
- Strong C, modern C++ (C++17/20, STL, Boost) and Python.
- A solid foundation in algorithms and in hardware/software system architecture.
- You know your way around all of these fields, and go deep in at least one: i) compiler development and code generation; ii) low-level tooling, simulation and performance analysis; iii) low-level embedded or systems software, operating systems and real-time; iv) signal processing, numerical computation and ML inference.
- Relocation required. Currently 4 days on-site, 1 day remote. Policy may change.
Experience
- Experience working close to the hardware, with a good understanding of system-on-a-chip design, processor architecture and microarchitecture, and some familiarity with RTL and hardware design.
- Experience with agentic programming.
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What we offer
- Competitive salary plus stock options.
- 30+ days of paid vacation.
- Relocation support.
- Vollständige deutsche Sozialversicherung und universelle Gesundheitsversorgung.
- A modern office.
- Free snacks, coffee, and drinks.
- Work with people who actually know their stuff - computer architects, hardware nerds, and engineers who love tough problems.
- A culture where new ideas matter, but so does respect and collaboration.
- Space to grow: pick up new skills, dig into areas that interest you, and shape your own path.
- Get hands-on with real implementations of AI and signal processing - not just slides or buzzwords.
- An inclusive team where different perspectives are valued and everyone contributes.
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About Your Employer
Ubitium GmbH
Ubitium is a modern semiconductor startup based in Düsseldorf, specializing in the development of a universal RISC-V microprocessor for embedded systems. The company aims to simplify computing platforms and enhance their efficiency. Founded in 2024, Ubitium operates as a fabless semiconductor company.
Description
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Electronics, Automatization