Skill Profile

Driver Development

This skill defines expectations across roles and levels.

Embedded & IoT Embedded Programming

Roles

where this skill appears

Levels

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

the other 5 optional

Embedded & IoT

Embedded Programming

2/22/2026

Choose your current level and compare expectations. The items below show what to cover to advance to the next level.

What is Expected at Each Level

The table shows how skill depth grows from Junior to Principal. Click a row to see details.

Role	Required	Description
Systems Programmer (C/C++)		Understands the fundamentals of Driver Development. Applies basic practices in daily work. Follows recommendations from the team and documentation.

Role	Required	Description
Systems Programmer (C/C++)		Independently develops drivers: platform drivers, I2C/SPI/UART, DMA work. Uses device tree for configuration, handles interrupts and manages power state.

Role	Required	Description
Systems Programmer (C/C++)		Designs driver subsystems: develops bus drivers, implements hotplug, manages complex power management (runtime PM, suspend/resume). Optimizes DMA for zero-copy I/O.

Role	Required	Description
Systems Programmer (C/C++)		Defines driver subsystem architecture for the platform. Establishes driver development standards, review process, upstreaming strategy to mainline kernel.

Role	Required	Description
Systems Programmer (C/C++)		Shapes enterprise driver development strategy. Defines approaches to driver certification (WHQL, safety standards), manages driver stack for multiple product lines.

Junior 1 requirements

Systems Programmer (C/C++)

Understands the fundamentals of Driver Development. Applies basic practices in daily work. Follows recommendations from the team and documentation.

Middle 1 requirements

Systems Programmer (C/C++)

Independently develops drivers: platform drivers, I2C/SPI/UART, DMA work. Uses device tree for configuration, handles interrupts and manages power state.

Senior 1 requirements

Systems Programmer (C/C++)

Designs driver subsystems: develops bus drivers, implements hotplug, manages complex power management (runtime PM, suspend/resume). Optimizes DMA for zero-copy I/O.

Lead / Staff 1 requirements

Systems Programmer (C/C++)

Defines driver subsystem architecture for the platform. Establishes driver development standards, review process, upstreaming strategy to mainline kernel.

Principal 1 requirements

Systems Programmer (C/C++)

Shapes enterprise driver development strategy. Defines approaches to driver certification (WHQL, safety standards), manages driver stack for multiple product lines.

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