R&D Staff Engineer Software

Location: San Jose, California, United States; in-person position.

Company

Datacenter-scale software and firmware solutions for ultra-high-performance systems.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale solutions.
• Own complete designs across ZephyrOS/OpenBMC firmware, microcode, device drivers, embedded Linux/Yocto builds, and upper-level control software.
• Support the full product lifecycle from inception through volume production, including customer trials, field issue resolution, product sustainability, validation, and automation.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary engineering teams and partner engineering groups.
• Work with Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Compliance, Safety, and Sustainability support groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 8+ years of related experience.
• Experience developing C++/C software for large-scale, complex multi-processor architectures, including x86 and ARM, from low-level firmware through rack-management control software.
• Experience with Linux/Yocto, OpenBMC, and/or ZephyrOS.
• Deep expertise in early-stage silicon, chip, board, and full-system bring-up, including driver development and low-level or silicon debugging.
• Hands-on experience with I2C, PMBus, AVSbus, MDIO, PCIe, SPI, USB, and SERDES.
• Strong knowledge of Redfish and DMTF standards, including MCTP, PLDM, and SPDM.
• Experience implementing Secure Boot, u-boot, and Secure Root of Trust, with familiarity with architectures such as Calyptra.
• Baseline knowledge of datacenter networking, switching, and NIC architectures.
• Expertise with debugging tools, testing techniques, system-level validation, and automation.
• Demonstrated lifecycle product ownership for complex products and experience participating in cross-functional teams from product inception to volume production.

Nice to have

• Small-team leadership experience or proven technical mentoring experience.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person work in a small, fast-paced, start-up-like team of highly experienced engineers.
• One Person, One Project development culture with cradle-to-grave ownership.
• Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus, competitive new-hire equity, and annual equity awards.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans; 401(k) participation with company matching; ESPP; and EAP.
• Company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, vacation time, and applicable paid family and other leaves of absence.