System Software Engineer (Embedded)
Develops embedded system software, Linux BSP, and administrative services for the world's largest AI processor (WSE). Requires 5+ years in C++/Golang, embedded fundamentals, and cross-team collaboration; bachelor's degree minimum.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop administrative software that enables communication between system-level software and cluster-level control layers.
- Provide and extend Linux BSP support, ensuring reliability and maintainability of system level platform components.
- Collaborate across teams to gather requirements, define scope, plan milestones, and deliver high-quality implementations.
- Work closely with datacenter operations and debug teams to diagnose system level issues, root cause failures, and implement fixes.
- Partner with hardware and ASIC teams to design and implement software that monitors system hardware and wafer level behavior.
- Contribute to improving system reliability, observability, and long-term maintainability across layers of the embedded stack.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and cross-team technical planning.
Skills & Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in building production-quality software in C++ or Golang.
- Solid understanding of embedded systems fundamentals or system hardware interactions.
- Experience working in cross-functional engineering environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Exposure to distributed systems, cluster-level orchestration, or datacenter environments.
- Familiarity with Linux kernel concepts, device drivers, or BSP layers.
- Experience debugging hardware/software interactions using tools such as logic analyzers, JTAG, or profiling/tracing frameworks.
- Experience contributing to system monitoring, observability tooling, or hardware level telemetry pipelines.
Compensation
Base salary range: $175,000 to $275,000 annually. Actual compensation may include bonus and equity.
Skills
C++, Go, Embedded Systems, Linux Bsp, Linux Kernel, Device Drivers, Distributed Systems, Jtag, Logic Analyzers, System Monitoring
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