AI Hardware Systems Software Engineer (Remote UK)

IC Resources; Greater London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources is seeking a Systems Software Engineer for an AI hardware startup building a novel accelerator platform. You will help develop the runtime, SDK and APIs to integrate this hardware into real AI workloads and optimize performance across software and hardware boundaries.

The role involves working at the interface of hardware and software, collaborating with FPGA teams to deliver developer-friendly tooling and co-design across the platform.

Qualifications

• Proficient in C/C++ development on Linux.
• Background in systems software, accelerators, or custom silicon.
• Experience with hardware interfaces such as PCIe, DMA, and memory-mapped I/O.
• Collaborate with FPGA/hardware teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Strong focus on performance benchmarking and profiling.
• Python experience for SDKs, tooling, or automation.
• Experience developing runtime software or APIs for new hardware platforms (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Own runtime, SDK and APIs interfacing with FPGA/ASIC hardware, focusing on performance and developer experience.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to enable AI workloads on novel hardware platforms.

Skills

C/C++ on Linux

Systems software

FPGA interfaces

PCIe DMA interfaces

Hardware co-design

Performance profiling

Python SDK tooling

SDK/API development

Job description

IC Resources is seeking a Systems Software Engineer for an AI hardware startup building a novel accelerator platform. You will help develop the runtime, SDK and APIs to integrate this hardware into real AI workloads and optimize performance across software and hardware boundaries.

The role involves working at the interface of hardware and software, collaborating with FPGA teams to deliver developer-friendly tooling and co-design across the platform.