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Principal Kernel & Device Drivers Engineer

SambaNova · San Jose, California, United States · San Jose, CA

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Infrastructureonsiteprincipal$180k–$255k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Own kernel drivers for high-speed IO, memory and networking on RDU AI systems.
  • Lead silicon bring-up and drive issues to root cause across kernel and hardware.
  • Deliver reliable, high-performance AI inference at data center scale.

What they offer

  • Equity
  • 95% employee medical coverage, 77% for dependents
  • HSA with employer contribution
  • Dental, vision, disability, life and AD&D insurance
  • FSA options including health care and dependent care
  • Headspace subscription and Gympass+ membership
  • One Medical membership and Employee Assistance Program

Ideal candidate

Deep kernel expert with strong hardware fluency who thrives in ambiguity and owns complex bring-up end to end. Collaborative problem-solver who mentors others and chases root cause across hardware and software.

Requirements

  • MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • 7+ years in kernel or low-level system software development
  • Deep expertise in Linux systems programming and kernel driver development
  • Strong knowledge of Linux kernel networking including RDMA
  • Strong C/C++ debugging with Python or shell scripting
  • Experience with 2+ high-speed interconnects such as PCIe, Ethernet, or CXL
  • Proven hardware-software co-debug from first silicon to production
  • Ability to read hardware specs and register documentation

Lab profile

About SambaNova

Full-stack AI infrastructure with RDU dataflow chips for fast agentic inference.

What they build

  • RDU Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit
  • SambaRack rack-scale hardware
  • Full-stack AI inference platform

Known for

  • Reconfigurable dataflow architecture alternative to GPUs
  • High decode performance for agentic workloads
  • Full-stack hardware-software co-design

Key facts

  • Founded in 2017
  • Headquartered in Palo Alto, California
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