Bloomberg

Firmware Engineer

Bloomberg • $130K — $155K *
San Jose, CA 95123In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10 years of firmware development experience
  • Proven track record in high-speed SerDes firmware across electrical and optical domains
  • Proficient in C and C++ programming
  • Knowledgeable in physical layer specifications like PCIe and IEEE 802.3
  • Experience with hardware debugging tools such as JTAG and I2C bus analyzers
  • Strong debugging capabilities
  • Familiarity with source control and build management systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop firmware for high-speed electrical SerDes and silicon photonics
  • Collaborate with firmware engineers and hardware designers to create robust systems
  • Work with system architects to enable optimized performance of SerDes solutions
  • Integrate advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs) into firmware designs
  • Facilitate control and calibration of optical subsystems
  • Conduct testing and validation of firmware in collaboration with validation teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of firmware and optical technologies
  • Collaborative environment with multi-disciplinary team exposure
  • Contribution to innovative solutions in next-generation SerDes systems
  • Potential for impact on high-performance communication technologies.
Full Job Description
JOB DUTIES:
This position is ideal for a technical leader with strong passion for low-level firmware and a solid understanding of both electrical and optical physical-layer systems. In this role, you will design and develop firmware that bridges high-speed electrical SerDes, silicon photonics, and optical subsystems. You will work closely with firmware engineers, hardware designers, system architects, and validation teams to enable robust control, calibration, and optimization of next generation SerDes solutions integrating advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and high performance electrical interfaces.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
8-10 years experience of firmware development;
Prior work experience in developing firmware for high speed SerDes systems, spanning both electrical and optical domains;
Programming skills with C and C++;
Knowledge of physical layer specification in PCIe and IEEE 802.3;
Ability to work with hardware debugging tools such as JTAG, I2C bus analyzers and scope is preferred;
Demonstrable debugging skills;
Experience in source control and build management, preferred.

About Bloomberg

Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981, with the help of Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Charles Zegar, and a 12% ownership investment by Merrill Lynch. Bloomberg L.P. provides financial software tools and enterprise applications such as analytics and equity trading platform, data services, and news to financial companies and organizations through the Bloomberg Terminal (via its Bloomberg Professional Service), its core revenue-generating product. Bloomberg L.P. also includes a wire service (Bloomberg News), a global television network (Bloomberg Television), digital websites, a radio station (WBBR), subscription-only newsletters, and three magazines: Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, and Bloomberg Pursuits.
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Size
20,000 employees
Industry
Media
Founded
1981
* Ladders Estimates

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