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Founded in 2018, the company’s breakthrough data transport and acceleration technology is ushering in a new era of connectivity and capabilities in the vehicle and at the edge, including highly reliable autonomy, over-the-air servicing and AI-backed applications. \nEthernovia's co-founders are serial technology entrepreneurs with multiple prior successful ventures together. 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This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our technology, contribute to safety-critical automotive applications, and significantly expand your technical expertise within a rapidly growing company in Pune.\nAs an Embedded Architecture Software Engineer, you will be pivotal in defining and developing the core software for Ethernovia's networking devices. Your work will directly influence the functionality, performance, and safety of our hardware, particularly within the demanding automotive sector. We are deeply committed to functional safety and best development practices, and we expect every team member to embody this commitment.\nWhat You'll Do:\nLead the architecture, design, implementation, testing, and integration of Ethernovia's networking device software stack. This includes Embedded Firmware, kernel/user mode device drivers, stack extensions, debug, and test utilities, as well as automated unit/system testing.\n\nArchitect and develop device drivers that enable user applications, middleware, and operating systems to fully leverage our feature-rich hardware.\n\nDesign, develop, and optimize firmware that configures, controls, and monitors communication devices, interacting with host systems via device drivers to expose hardware features. 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