Senior Staff Engineer, Software

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Until 9/12/2026 15+ years exp First posted June 27, 2026 Last posted July 14, 2026
Job description

Req ID: 134741 
Remote Position: No
Region: Asia 
Country: India 
State/Province: Chennai 
City:  Guindy, Chennai 

Summary

Celestica is looking for talented and passionate software engineers for the Hardware Platform Services team. This team is responsible for designing and developing Cloud Hardware infrastructure that includes Compute, Storage, AI servers and Networking Switches. As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in defining and delivering state of the art Cloud Infrastructure products.

Key Responsibilities

  • Gather Requirements and provide technical solutions that span across the system

  • Design and implement drivers, application software that drive next generation CPU and GPU systems for Data Centers 

  • Develop, augment and maintain software libraries to support computing on CPU / GPUs

  • Mentor and coach team members on the technical skills and approaches to solve problems.

  • Review and maintain the quality of code going into production.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree or higher education in Engineering
  • 15+ years of overall experience
  • 8+ years of experience in C / C++ and other low-level programming languages and embedded systems
  • 8+ years of experience in Device Drivers, PCIE, I2C, BIOS, BMC, Secure Boot, Linux Kernel, etc.
  • 8+ years of experience in Hardware bring-up, validation of all low-level interactions, troubleshooting and resolution of hardware / software interfaces 
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Proven ability to articulate requirements and solutions to diverse audiences through written documents like architecture specifications and verbal presentations in technical forums.

     

    Preferred qualifications:

    • Familiarity with main elements of CPU, DPU, memory, NICs

    • Experience in designing and developing low level software to enable Data Center hardware

    • Prior experience GPU libraries like CUDA and ROCm is a plus

Physical Demands

  • Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
  • Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. 
  • Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
  • Occasional travel may be required.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

 

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

 

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

 

About this role

Summary

Design and develop cloud hardware infrastructure software, including drivers and low-level systems.

Job title

Senior Staff Engineer, Software

Experience level

15+ years

Minimum experience

15+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Chennai, India; no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

C++device driversPCIeI2CBIOSBMCSecure BootLinux Kernel

Preferred skills

CPUDPUmemoryNICsCUDAROCm

Specializations

C++device driversLinux kernelhardware bring-upGPU libraries
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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