Senior System Software Engineer

About Us

With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world’s leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software and mobile solutions for every charging need across North America and Europe. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.

Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.

At ChargePoint, we foster a positive and productive work environment by committing to live our values of Be Courageous, Charge Together, Love our Customers, Operate with Openness, and Relentlessly Pursue Awesome. These values guide how we show up every day, align, and work together to build a brighter future for all of us.

Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.

Reports To

Manager, Platform  Software

Position Summary

ChargePoint is looking for an outstanding engineer interested in applying creativity and a broad skill-set toward building cutting-edge software for a next generation electric vehicle charging platform. An ideal candidate would be comfortable working independently on architecture, design, and implementation of new systems in a rapidly evolving problem-space. Expert-level C coding in a Linux environment is a must.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, test, and deploy software components producing high quality work consistently through continuous integration, automated testing and code reviews.
• Create local and distributed control and management subsystems for power modules, vehicle communications, and user interfaces.
• Work on platform software including Linux BSP, board bring-up, Linux kernel, diagnostics, and communication interfaces including CAN, RS-232/485, I2C, SPI, Modbus, and PPP.
• Support of real-time cloud management and remote administration.
• Opportunities to become involved in UI and UX design and machine learning.
• Wireless networking, including LTE, Wi-Fi, and BLE.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and globally with hardware and cloud engineering teams to define specifications, features, and APIs.
• Participate in design and code reviews, as well as mentoring other members of the team.

Requirements

• Tech/B.E/M.Tech/M.E in Computer Science/Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• 5-10 years of experience in developing embedded system products using C/C++, Python.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to make critical system-level design decisions and drive projects from start to finish with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of Linux BSP platform development including custom board bring up, U-Boot, kernel, device driver functions, file systems (ext4, UBIFS, JFFS2), sound system (ALSA), Camera, and system software.
• Understanding of asynchronous event driven architecture and developing scalable and latency-optimized distributed application services in mesh network.
• Working knowledge of PCI-DSS compliance secured cloud connectivity applications using HTTPS, Websockets, JSON, XML, Efficient Extensible Interchange (EXI), protobuf, openssl, IPSec, VPN, MAC filters and network firewalls.
• Familiarity with the Yocto, buildroot, GCC, toolchain, Make, CMake, git, gdb, core dumps.
• Exposure in connectivity architecture using Wireless (cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC), and wired (Ethernet) interfaces a plus.

Location

Gurgaon, India

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

If there is a match between your experiences/skills and the Company needs, we will contact you directly.

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