Runtime Engineer - New Grad - Austin, Texas, United States
$131,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 27 October 2026 by the employer.
Write production code in C/C++/Rust and Python directly interfacing with SambaNova's Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit (RDU) hardware.
About the role
As a new grad Runtime Engineer, you will write production code in C/C++/Rust and Python across drivers, user space libraries, networking, and system tools. The Runtime team owns the layer of the software stack that talks directly to the Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit (RDU) hardware.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain kernel drivers for SambaNova silicon. - Build user space libraries that make efficient use of hardware resources. - Find and fix networking bottlenecks within and across nodes. - Build tools for profiling, debugging, and job and hardware management. - Test and deploy runtime features on large multi-node systems. - Work with the hardware and compiler teams to diagnose and fix performance issues.
What you'll need
- B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - Programming skills in C/C++/Rust and Python. - Experience with high speed networking such as RDMA, RoCE, or InfiniBand. - Experience with distributed communication libraries such as MPI, NCCL, or UCX. - Experience writing Linux kernel drivers or other system level software. - Experience with Linux and debugging tools such as GDB.
Nice to have
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field. - Familiarity with PCIe. - Experience with profiling or performance analysis tools. - Internship or research experience in systems software, networking, or performance engineering. - Open source project ownership or contributions.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 67-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
680
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Median days open
67 d
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Median salary
$209k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | SambaNova | All employers we track in this specialty (680 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 680 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 31 | 6292 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 60 d | 67 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $209k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 176 open roles · median 81 d
- NVIDIA · 135 open roles · median 45 d
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 55 d
- Mobileye · 24 open roles · median 86 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 124 d
- Broadcom · 19 open roles · median 63 d
How we counted: 680 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 70 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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.