Senior Software Engineer - Kernel & Device Drivers

Location: Austin, Texas, United States, or San Jose, California, United States

Salary: $120,000–$200,000 USD base salary range

Company

hirify.global develops the hirify.global Suite, a full-stack generative AI platform built around its SN40L chip for enterprise and government organizations.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain Linux kernel-space drivers for high-speed I/O and memory subsystems.
• Enable system bring-up and integrate drivers across new silicon and system configurations.
• Debug complex issues across kernel, firmware, and hardware layers and drive them to root cause and resolution.
• Support PHY initialization and validation for high-speed interfaces in collaboration with hardware teams.
• Build tools and frameworks for performance analysis, validation, manufacturing tests, and post-silicon automation.
• Identify system bottlenecks and implement optimizations across driver and system layers.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in kernel or low-level system software development.
• Strong Linux fundamentals, including experience with the Linux kernel, drivers, user-space libraries, and applications.
• Strong C/C++ programming and debugging skills, with scripting experience in Python and shell.
• Experience with high-speed I/O or interconnects such as PCIe or Ethernet, system bring-up, and hardware-software co-debugging.
• Experience with manufacturing test flows and tools including Git, Docker, Jenkins, or Bazel, plus build systems and toolchains such as GCC, LLVM, Make, or CMake.

Nice to have

• Experience with PHY bring-up and initialization and the ability to interpret hardware specifications, schematics, and register-level documentation.
• Exposure to pre-silicon validation using FPGA or emulation and post-silicon bring-up.
• Experience with low-level hardware debugging using logs, trace tools, GDB, JTAG, or hardware debuggers.
• Background in high-performance or accelerator-based systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time US employment includes base salary, equity, and benefits.
• Medical insurance premiums are covered at 95% for employees and 77% for dependents.
• Benefits include HSA with employer contribution, dental and vision insurance, disability and life insurance, AD&D, and FSA options.
• Well-being benefits include Headspace, Gympass+, One Medical, and counseling through an Employee Assistance Program.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.