Senior System Software Engineer

System Software Engineer, Node & Cluster ManagementHybrid | Mountain View, CA | Tuesday to Thursday on-site$250k+ base + RSUsI'm working with a well-funded AI semiconductor startup building a new processor architecture for frontier-scale language models.The host software team owns the stack that makes its custom AI hardware usable, from low-level Linux interfaces through node and cluster management. This role will help define how a new compute platform is monitored, controlled, updated, and recovered at datacenter scale.You'll work on problems such as:Building node-level management services for health, telemetry, inventory, and controlDesigning cluster-management and failover capabilities that minimize downtimeDeveloping REST APIs and CLI tools for diagnostics, firmware updates, and device recoveryCreating unified management across host software and OpenBMC firmwareExtending management capabilities from individual nodes to racks and clustersDebugging issues across APIs, daemons, kernel drivers, firmware, and hardwareBuilding provisioning, test automation, and monitoring tools for lab systems.Looking for engineers who have:8+ years of systems-software experienceStrong Linux systems development and low-level userspace experienceExperience building REST APIs and CLI tools for hardware or infrastructure managementAn understanding of device drivers, telemetry paths, PCIe devices, and BMC-managed systemsExperience debugging across software, firmware, and hardware boundariesThe autonomy to build working software against new and evolving hardware.Nice to have:Redfish, OpenBMC, gNMI, or IPMI experienceCluster or fleet management for GPUs or AI acceleratorsHardware bring-up, lab automation, or manufacturing-test experienceFirmware-update, secure-boot, or attestation experience.This is a systems role rather than a conventional web-services position. You'll work close to the hardware while shaping how a first-generation AI platform is operated from a single node through a full cluster.Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and able to work from the Mountain View office Tuesday through Thursday.