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Kernel Driver Software Engineer

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United States , San Jose

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Salary:

150000.00 - 275000.00 USD / Year
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Job Description:

Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher performance and dramatically lower cost and latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.

Job Responsibility:

  • Kernel-Mode Driver Development: Design, develop, and maintain kernel-mode drivers ensuring high reliability, informative debug, and optimal performance
  • Performance Optimization: Analyze and optimize driver performance for demanding AI workloads, focusing on minimizing latency and maximizing throughput
  • Hardware Integration and Co-Design: Collaborate closely with hardware engineers throughout the ASIC design process
  • Virtualization Support: Implement driver support for device virtualization technologies, including SR-IOV, VFIO, and para-virtualization
  • Memory Management: Implement efficient memory management strategies considering kernel memory mapping, page tables configuration, NUMA awareness for device data caching, and IOMMU configuration
  • Security: Build kernel drivers fundamentally designed to support and maintain security across host processes, physical memory spaces, and device attestation
  • Debugging and Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex driver-related issues, using common kernel debugging tools and techniques (ftrace, dmesg, etc.) to identify and fix bugs
  • Synchronization and Concurrency: Design and implement synchronization mechanisms to handle concurrent access to multiple accelerators
  • System Validation and Testing: Develop and execute comprehensive test plans to validate driver functionality, stability, and performance in manufacturing and in general production environments
  • Collaboration and Troubleshooting: Collaborate with software and hardware teams to diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues

Requirements:

  • Proficiency in C/C++
  • Strong understanding of kernel-mode driver development and debugging
  • Deep understanding of operating system internals (Linux preferred)
  • Experience with hardware/software interfacing and device drivers
  • Experience with memory management and synchronization in kernel environments
  • Strong understanding of PCIe and other hardware interfaces
  • Experience with device virtualization technologies, including SR-IOV and VFIO
  • Strong understanding of kernel memory mapping, page table configuration, and IOMMU
  • Familiarity with hardware-software co-design principles
  • Proven ability to analyze complex technical problems and provide effective solutions
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
  • Experience with debugging tools (e.g., gdb, kgdb)

Nice to have:

  • Candidates with experience in developing and debugging kernel-mode drivers for GPU or other accelerator devices
  • Candidates with a strong understanding of hardware/software interactions
  • Candidates with experience in optimizing driver performance for demanding workloads
  • Candidates with experience in ML workloads
  • Candidates who have debugged complex hardware and software interactions, especially in virtualized environments
  • Candidates with experience in implementing and optimizing SR-IOV and VFIO
  • Candidates with in-depth knowledge of kernel memory mapping, page tables, and IOMMU
  • Candidates with experience in hardware-software co-design projects
  • Experience with GPU driver development
  • Experience with CUDA, OpenCL, or other GPU programming models
  • Experience with performance profiling and benchmarking tools (perf, VTune)
  • Knowledge of hardware virtualization techniques, including para-virtualization
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with Rust
  • Experience with ML frameworks like Tensorflow or Pytorch
  • Experience with data center orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)
What we offer:
  • Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
  • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
  • Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office
  • Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
  • Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
  • Daily lunch + dinner in our office

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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