Summary
Jerin Jacob is a seasoned embedded systems and SoC software leader with 13+ years of experience building and bringing up multicore MIPS and ARM platforms, now serving as Senior Director at Marvell Semiconductor. He combines deep hands-on expertise in Linux, eCos and u-boot porting with driver development across PCIe, USB, Ethernet, NAND/Serial NOR, DMA and many SoC peripherals, and has led pre‑tapeout FPGA bring‑ups and SoC simulation model creation. He has driven distribution management and boot-time optimizations, migrated stacks between RTOS and embedded Linux, and holds RHCE certification that underscores his systems-level Linux mastery. Notably, he pairs kernel and driver-level problem solving with close hardware collaboration—characterizing silicon behavior and implementing software workarounds during ASIC bring-up. Based in Bengaluru, he also contributes to open-source ecosystems like Buildroot and Linux, bringing a pragmatic blend of firmware craftsmanship and leadership to complex silicon projects.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Electronics, Electronics, Diploma in Electronics, Electronics at MTI Thrissur
B.E, Computer Science and Engineering, B.E, Computer Science and Engineering at Madurai Kamaraj University