Lead Principal Systems Software Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States

Defines architecture for large-scale systems software, firmware integration, and fleet automation that impacts multiple teams or products. Anticipates platform risks and cross-domain failure modes; builds frameworks for validation, conformance, and rapid incident mitigation. Influences silicon/board/firmware roadmaps to optimize for reliability, performance, and cost at hyperscale. Champions engineering excellence: coding standards, threat modeling, resource management, concurrency, and fault isolation. Leads multi-quarter initiatives, from prototype to production hardening, with measurable improvements in availability and efficiency.

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Seeking a candidate with strong Linux OS and kernel debugging expertise, and with experience resolving complex driver, GPU, and customer escalation issues in fast-paced cloud environments. Knowledge of AMD/NVIDIA GPUs, performance bottleneck analysis, system architecture including UEFI/BMC-host interactions, and automation for efficient testing and large-scale fleet deployments.