Software Engineer – Embedded Systems, NIC & RDMA

Software Engineer – Embedded Systems, NIC & RDMA We are seeking Software Engineers to build embedded and host-side software for a high-speed optical networking platform connecting GPU systems to advanced photonics technology. Working across teams in India and the UK, the role covers software–hardware co-design, NIC lifecycle management, optical control-plane services, Linux and RDMA drivers, observability and production support at scale, with a strong focus on performance, reliability and security. Responsibilities: Define scalable, secure and reliable architectures through software–hardware co-design Develop embedded NIC software from board bring-up through production deployment and lifecycle management Build optical-network control-plane software for topology, paths, resources, policy and fault management at scale Develop Linux PCIe/NIC drivers and host-side RDMA kernel and user-space software Deliver secure tools, daemons and services for configuration, upgrades, telemetry, diagnostics and recovery Drive automation, validation, performance optimisation and end-to-end troubleshooting Required Skills & Experience: Strong embedded development experience on ARM, RISC-V, Nios, MicroBlaze or similar platforms Proficiency in C/C++, Linux kernel and user-space development, plus Python automation Knowledge of PCIe, DMA, interrupts, memory management and user–kernel interfaces Hands-on experience with RDMA/RoCE or InfiniBand, RDMA Core, verbs and zero-copy data paths Experience building distributed control planes and secure, resilient system services for production at scale Strong skills in observability, performance analysis, troubleshooting, automated testing and CI/CD Locations Bengaluru Remote status Hybrid About Oriole Networks Accelerating AI in a Low Carbon World – Oriole Networks is a photonic networking company, developing disruptive technologies for AI/ML and HPC networking that will revolutionise data centres. Applicant tracking system by Teamtailor