System Software / Embedded Engineer - Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Originally posted 27 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a member of Tensordyne's Platform Software team, you will lead the design and development of system-level services, tools, and supporting tests for AI inference platform software, including debugging, profiling, and analysis capabilities. You will work on firmware, board bring-up, bootloaders, BSP development, device drivers, and Linux kernel modules across low-level interfaces such as PCIe, I2C, SPI, and JTAG.
What you'll do
- Lead requirements gathering, design, and development of system-level services, tools, profiling, and analysis capabilities for AI inference platform software. - Support cross-functional engineering teams in bring-up and validation of platform software on AI inference systems. - Work close to hardware on firmware, board bring-up, bootloaders, BSP development, device drivers, and Linux kernel modules. - Collaborate directly with silicon and hardware teams on hardware/software co-design. - Conduct system-level performance and power optimization across low-level interfaces including PCIe, I2C, SPI, and JTAG.
What you'll need
- 5+ years of experience developing low-level systems and embedded software, firmware, and tooling for high-performance computing systems deployed to data center customers. - Hands-on experience bringing up and debugging complex Linux-based systems at the kernel and driver level, including embedded Linux, device drivers, and/or RTOS environments. - Expert programming experience in C and C++, with proficiency in Python, Bash/Shell, or related programming languages. - Practical experience interfacing directly with hardware, reading schematics and datasheets, and debugging using JTAG, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes. - BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Nice to have
- Experience with SoC/silicon bring-up. - Familiarity with AI inference frameworks and data center deployment/management environments. - Experience with Rust.
Skills: Linux kernel, Device drivers, BSP, C/C++, Bring-up
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 68-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
672
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Median days open
68 d
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Median salary
$213k
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| Metric | Tensordyne | All employers we track in this specialty (672 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 672 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 15 | 6305 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 68 d (−68 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $213k |
Skills observed across this category: Linux kernel, Device drivers, BSP, C/C++, Bring-up
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 171 open roles · median 89 d
- NVIDIA · 134 open roles · median 43 d
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 55 d
- Mobileye · 25 open roles · median 91 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 125 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 64 d
How we counted: 672 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 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.