Principal Kernel & Device Drivers Engineer
SambaNova · San Jose, California, United States · San Jose, CA
CHECKED 11H AGO
Infrastructureonsiteprincipal$180k–$255k
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