Kernel Driver Software Engineer

Highlights

• Develop kernel drivers for new ML accelerators powering frontier inference.
• Optimize driver performance for latency and throughput at massive scale.
• Co-design chips, racks, and software for best-in-class throughput.

What they offer

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
• $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
• $2,500 per month housing subsidy near office
• Relocation support to San Jose (Santana Row)
• Wellness benefits covering fitness and mental health
• Daily lunch and dinner in office
• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

Ideal candidate

Systems-minded engineer who loves deep hardware-software interaction and debugging complex performance puzzles. Thrives collaborating with hardware teams and chasing reliability for frontier AI workloads.

Requirements

• Proficiency in C/C++
• Strong understanding of kernel-mode driver development and debugging
• Deep understanding of operating system internals (Linux preferred)
• Experience with hardware/software interfacing and device drivers
• Experience with memory management and synchronization in kernel environments
• Strong understanding of PCIe and other hardware interfaces
• Experience with device virtualization technologies including SR-IOV and VFIO
• Strong understanding of kernel memory mapping, page tables, and IOMMU
• Familiarity with hardware-software co-design principles
• Experience with Git and debugging tools like gdb, kgdb