Remote Systems Software Engineer – AI Hardware Runtime

IC Resources; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources is seeking a Systems Software Engineer for an innovative UK remote AI hardware startup. You will own the runtime, SDK and APIs interfacing with FPGA/ASIC hardware, focusing on performance and developer experience.

You'll work at the boundary of hardware and software, collaborating with hardware engineers to optimise PCIe, DMA and memory-mapped I/O, and to accelerate AI workloads through robust software foundations.

Qualifications

• Strong experience developing C/C++ software on Linux.
• Background in systems software, accelerator runtimes, FPGA, DPU, SmartNIC or custom silicon.
• Experience with PCIe, DMA, memory-mapped I/O or similar hardware interfaces.
• Experience working closely with FPGA or hardware engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of performance optimisation, benchmarking and profiling.
• Ideally, experience developing runtime software, SDKs or APIs for novel hardware platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the runtime, SDK and APIs that interface with FPGA/ASIC hardware.
• Build the software foundation enabling developers to integrate hardware into AI workloads.
• Focus on performance, developer experience and hardware/software co-design.

Skills

C/C++ development on Linux

Systems software

FPGA/ASIC hardware interfaces

Performance benchmarking & profiling

SDKs/APIs for hardware

PCIe/DMA/memory-mapped I/O

Job description

IC Resources is seeking a Systems Software Engineer for an innovative UK remote AI hardware startup. You will own the runtime, SDK and APIs interfacing with FPGA/ASIC hardware, focusing on performance and developer experience.

You'll work at the boundary of hardware and software, collaborating with hardware engineers to optimise PCIe, DMA and memory-mapped I/O, and to accelerate AI workloads through robust software foundations.