Nikhil Krishna K

Senior Software Engineer

Ireland5 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in UEFI/EDK2 architecture and firmware optimization.
Contributed to TianoCore for Mobile and Data Center SoCs.
Developed advanced DSP algorithms for medical systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in Telecommunications and Embedded Systems development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Open Source (edk2/tianocore)UefiFirmwareAlgorithm DevelopmentDevice Drivers

Other Skills

Open-Source SoftwareSystem on a Chip (SoC)Python (Programming Language)RISC-VTest-Driven DevelopmentMATLABSystem DesignEmbedded DevicesRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC)Lab equipmentAlgorithm DesignOperating SystemsSTM32/TI/ADI-DSPEmbedded C/C++System/Platform Engineering

About

Senior Software Engineer specializing in Open-Source silicon enablement and high-performance firmware. Expert in UEFI/EDK2 architecture, ARM FF-A, and hardware-accelerated DSP optimization. Currently in Qualcomm: Contributing to TianoCore (edk2) for Mobile, Compute, and Data Center SoCs. Focused on Secure Boot implementation and the ARM FF-A framework for secure-world communication. Previously: Developed 60 GHz RFIC firmware and RISC-V frameworks; designed IEC-compliant DSP algorithms (IIR, FIR, FFT) for medical ECG/SpO2 systems using STM32 and multi-core DSP platforms. Expertise: Real-time system optimization, multi-core communication (DMA/MCAPI), and hardware validation using Python/MATLAB with spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes. Core Skills: C/C++, Open Source (edk2/TianoCore), UEFI, ARM FF-A, Secure Boot, DSP Optimization, MATLAB, Qualcomm SoCs, RISC-V, FreeRTOS, STM32, Python.

Experience

5 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

8 mos

Current Experience

Qualcomm

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Cork · On-site

Open-Source SoftwareSystem on a Chip (SoC)Open Source (edk2/TianoCore)UEFI

Pharrowtech

Embedded Software Engineer

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium · On-site

Embedded software development for custom 60GHz RFIC driver.Handled lower level bring up and development of firmware framework for RISCV core
Algorithm optimisation for quadrature mixer performance using meta heurestic algorithms.
Working with RF lab equipment for silicon validation , data collection and deriving insights for optimising calibration algorithms in firmware to achieve target performance /MCS and time.

Python (Programming Language)RISC-VFirmwareAlgorithm Development