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Altera · 17 hours ago

Firmware Developer

positionSan Jose, California, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
date5+ years exp

Altera is one of the world's leading providers of programmable solutions, focusing on agility and AI-driven technologies. They are seeking a Firmware Developer to research, design, develop, and optimize firmware for FPGA devices, addressing both configuration and security features.

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Responsibilities

Review the product and hardware specifications, and write the firmware design specifications
Use C and C++ to implement the configuration and security features of the FPGA devices
Write the unit test and system test to test the firmware features
Use the Emulator and/or FPGA Silicon to validate the user flows
Collaborate with hardware and validation engineers on co-engineering and joint debug of complex system level issues

Qualification

C/C++ programmingRTOSDevice driver developmentAssemblyDebugging toolsSystem-level debugCPU architectureProduction securityCryptoFunctional safetyFuSA compliance

Required

BS degree or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
5+ years C/C++ programming experience

Preferred

Strong proficiency in C/C++, assembly, and debugging tools
Strong system-level debug skills
Good understanding and extensive experience with RTOS, device driver development
Good understanding of CPU architecture
Good understanding of production security and crypto
Experience on functional safety and FuSA compliance

Company

Altera

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Altera provides programmable logic devices and design software for various applications. It is a sub-organization of Intel.
dateFounded in 1983
location
San Jose, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://www.altera.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (67)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2025-04-14Acquired
1988-03-31IPO

Leadership Team

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Raghib Hussain
Chief Executive Officer
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Recent News

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