Research And Development Engineer

R&D Engineer - Adaptive Memory Management / Operating Systems

Paris, France, Onsite, Fixed-Term Contract (CDD)

Join the R&D team of a global technology company working on next-generation computing and memory architectures. As an R&D Engineer you will research and develop C-based OS algorithms for adaptive memory management within distributed shared-memory architectures. The R&D Engineer will work across OS internals and hardware interfaces, designing experiments to evaluate new approaches and contributing to potential research publications. Open to strong MSc graduates from top French institutes as well as early-career engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop adaptive memory-management algorithms within the OS using C.
• Interface OS software with hardware and internal OS structures.
• Work with distributed shared-memory architectures.
• Design experiments and analyse technical results.
• Contribute to research documentation and publications.

Required Experience & Skills

Essential:

• BSc, MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics or related field.
• Strong C programming.
• Experience/knowledge of Operating System design and internals.
• Understanding of memory management, processes, IPC and concurrency.
• Knowledge of computer architecture and hardware/software interfaces.

Desirable:

• Distributed/shared memory or cache coherence experience.
• GEM5, SystemC, RTL or hardware experience.
• C++ and/or Python.
• Research experience and at least one first-author paper.

Why Apply?

• Work on next-generation many-core and memory architectures.
• Strong combination of OS, hardware and systems research.
• Opportunity to contribute to potential publications.
• Open to strong MSc graduates and early-career engineers.
• CDD initially through July 2027, with potential extension.
• Approx. €40,000–€50,000, depending on experience.

Recruiter's Note

Ideal candidates include OS Engineers, Systems Software Engineers, Embedded Software Engineers, Research Engineers and Computer Architecture Researchers with strong C and OS knowledge. Candidates from semiconductor, embedded, HPC or academic research backgrounds are particularly relevant. Memory management, shared memory, concurrency and HW/SW interface experience will stand out.

Apply now or send a copy of your CV, referencing the title and location, and with a short introduction to [email protected].

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