Principal AI/HPC Software Engineer
$202,200 - $343,700 USD yearly
Originally posted 27 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Principal AI/HPC Software Engineer develops system software, infrastructure software, and AI platform technologies for memory-centric architectures. The focus centers on demonstrating and optimizing systems that leverage NAND, storage systems, and emerging AI memory technologies.
What you'll do
- Develop system software and prototype platforms for AI inference platforms, AI training environments, and distributed AI systems.
- Design software supporting memory management, cache hierarchy optimization, data movement protocols, and storage-memory integration.
- Collaborate with architecture teams to evaluate new memory technologies, prototype AI systems, and optimize performance and power efficiency.
- Develop infrastructure software frameworks, runtime environments, APIs, and system software libraries for AI systems.
- Build benchmarking and validation tools to validate memory concepts and quantify system advantages.
What you'll need
- Programming proficiency in Python, C, and C++.
- Direct experience in systems software, including operating systems, device drivers, system software design, and system programming.
- Hands-on expertise in AI computing, including GPU architecture and CUDA programming.
- Strong grounding in computer architecture and memory systems.
- Experience building and optimizing AI infrastructure.
Skills: CUDA, vLLM, AI infrastructure, distributed AI, memory systems, C++
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 51-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
1010
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Median days open
51 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$229k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | SanDisk | All employers we track in this specialty (1010 roles · 90 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 1010 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 67 | 6275 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 51 d (−51 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: CUDA, vLLM, AI infrastructure, distributed AI, memory systems, C++
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 286 open roles · median 50 d
- Qualcomm · 54 open roles · median 68 d
- AMD · 51 open roles · median 29 d
- Graphcore · 49 open roles · median 105 d
- Intel Corporation · 46 open roles · median 15 d
- Cerebras · 36 open roles · median 94 d
How we counted: 1010 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 90 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 30 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.