What roles is Faststream Technologies hiring for?
Currently 26 open positions across silicon design, embedded software, radio and DSP, hardware/software co-design and commercial roles. Each listing states the team, experience range and location.
Careers
We hire people who will argue with the specification.
Most of what we do is decide what not to build. That only works if the people doing it will say so — to a customer, to a project manager, and to whoever wrote the requirement. If that sounds like an unwelcome quality where you are now, it is the whole job here.
Open roles
26 positions.
Lead Physical Design EngineerPhysical implementation for ASIC, SoC and IP core programmes — floorplan through signoff.
SiliconBengaluru, India · USFull time · 8+ years
Embedded Software EngineerFirmware and device drivers for connected products — boot, drivers, RTOS and update paths.
EmbeddedBengaluru, India · USFull time · 8+ years
RTL Design and Verification EngineerRTL design and constrained-random verification for digital and mixed-signal parts.
SiliconBengaluru, India · USFull time · 3–8 years
5G DSP / Baseband EngineerDigital front end and low PHY work for O-RAN radio units — the part where amplifier efficiency is decided.
RadioBengaluru, India · USFull time · 4–10 years
VP of Engineering — SemiconductorRun the silicon engineering organisation — digital, analog/mixed-signal and physical design — and own tapeout quality and the team.SiliconBengaluru, India · USFull time · 15+ yearsVP of Engineering — EmbeddedRun the embedded engineering organisation — firmware, drivers, Linux/BSP, RTOS and connected-device software.EmbeddedBengaluru, India · USFull time · 15+ yearsVP of Engineering — Wireless, 5G RAN and AIRun the wireless engineering organisation — 5G/O-RAN, baseband, RF and the AI moving into the RAN.RadioBengaluru, India · USFull time · 15+ years
VP, Business Development — Semiconductor Design ServicesA rainmaker revenue role selling ASIC, SoC and FPGA design services — digital, analog, mixed-signal and RF — paid mainly through revenue share.
CommercialRemote — US / IndiaFull time · 12+ years
5G IP RTL ArchitectOwn the micro-architecture of 5G IP cores — DFE, O-RAN fronthaul, channelisers — from spec to synthesisable RTL.
RadioBengaluru, India · USFull time · 10–18 years
5G Systems ArchitectArchitect whole 5G radio systems — the split across RU, DU and CU, the fronthaul, the timing and the compute.
RadioBengaluru, India · USFull time · 10–20 years
5G Protocol Stack EngineerBuild the 5G L2/L3 — MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC and SDAP — for the O-RAN DU and CU.
RadioBengaluru, India · USFull time · 4–12 years
AI-RAN EngineerPut learned functions into the RAN — neural receivers, ML scheduling, xApps on the RIC — inside the real-time loop.
RadioBengaluru, India · USFull time · 5–12 years
5G Modem EngineerBuild the 5G modem — L1 and PHY, synchronisation, the receiver DSP that locks onto the signal.
RadioBengaluru, India · USFull time · 4–12 years
FPGA Design EngineerRTL, prototyping and acceleration on FPGA — from DSP datapaths to multi-FPGA ASIC prototypes.
SiliconBengaluru, India · USFull time · 3–10 years
ASIC / SoC Design EngineerMicro-architecture to synthesisable RTL and SoC integration — the design side of silicon.
SiliconBengaluru, India · USFull time · 4–12 years
Digital ASIC / SoC ArchitectChip and SoC architecture — partitioning, datapath and PPA, set before RTL begins.SiliconBengaluru, India · USFull time · 8–18 yearsAnalog / Mixed-Signal ASIC / SoC ArchitectArchitecting the analog and mixed-signal content — converters, PLLs, SerDes — on a shared die.SiliconBengaluru, India · USFull time · 10–20 yearsFPGA ArchitectFPGA and multi-FPGA system architecture — partitioning, timing and FPGA-to-ASIC paths.SiliconBengaluru, India · USFull time · 8–18 years
Design Verification EngineerProve the RTL is right — UVM testbenches, coverage and formal — before it reaches silicon.
SiliconBengaluru, India · USFull time · 4–12 years
Kernel EngineerLinux kernel on custom silicon — drivers, subsystems and board bring-up across the hardware/software boundary.EmbeddedBengaluru, India · USFull time · 10+ yearsCompiler EngineerLLVM/GCC back ends and code generation for custom silicon — ISAs, DSPs and accelerators.EmbeddedBengaluru, India · USFull time · 10+ yearsHardware Design ArchitectBoard and system architecture for complex hardware — 5G radios and AI/NPU systems across FPGA, accelerator, CPU and GPU.EmbeddedBengaluru, India · USFull time · 12+ years
Device Driver DeveloperWrite the drivers that make the silicon work — Linux and RTOS, close to the hardware.
EmbeddedBengaluru, India · USFull time · 3–10 years
Firmware EngineerBare-metal and RTOS firmware for constrained, real-time, low-power devices.
EmbeddedBengaluru, India · USFull time · 3–10 years
Embedded Linux / BSP EngineerBoard support packages, kernel and bring-up — the platform the product runs on.
EmbeddedBengaluru, India · USFull time · 4–12 years
IoT Systems EngineerEnd-to-end IoT — device, connectivity and edge — from sensor to cloud.
EmbeddedBengaluru, India · USFull time · 4–12 years
Nothing that fits? Apply anyway through the application form and put “Speculative” as the role — the cover letter matters more than the vacancy.
LIFE @ FASTSTREAM
What it is like to build here.
We are an engineering company before anything else. The work is difficult on purpose, the teams are small enough that your name is on what you ship, and the bar is whatever survives on real hardware.
- The hard part is the job — We take on the problems other shops decline — the analog corner, the timing closure, the integration nobody wants to own. If it were easy it would not reach us.
- Small teams, real ownership — Engineers own a problem end to end rather than a ticket in a queue. You see your work reach silicon, a radio or a line, and you carry it there.
- Two time zones, one team — Bengaluru and the Bay Area working as one group, not a vendor and a client. The hard conversations happen directly, early, and in both directions.
- Measured on hardware, not slides — Claims get proven on the actual target — worst-case latency, real ACLR, real power. The culture rewards what holds up on the bench.
HOW HIRING WORKS HERE
Four conversations, no puzzles.
A technical conversation first. Not a quiz. We will ask about something you actually built, what went wrong in it, and what you would do differently. The interesting answers are always about the part that failed.
Then depth in your discipline with the people you would work alongside, followed by a conversation about how you handle disagreement, because you will need to.
We tell you where you stand at each stage. If it is a no, you hear it quickly and you hear why. Silence after an interview is a discourtesy we can avoid.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What engineers ask before they call.
Where are the roles based?
Roles are open at our Bengaluru, India design centre and in the United States — most are available in both. Location and any remote or hybrid arrangement is stated per role.
What is the interview process?
Four conversations: a technical discussion about something you actually built, depth in your discipline with the team you would join, a conversation about handling disagreement, and a final discussion on terms. No puzzle questions.
What if no current role fits?
Write to careers@faststreamtech.com describing the kind of problem you would rather be working on. Speculative applications from people with a specific interest are genuinely read.
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BUILD WITH FASTSTREAM
Bring us the difficult part.
Tell us the specification, the constraint and the deadline. Programmes that cross silicon, radio, embedded and AI are where Faststream is strongest.