Senior Staff Embedded Firmware Architect — AI Accelerator

European Tech Recruit; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer is sought to lead development of low-level firmware and platform software for next-generation data centre and cloud-scale AI/compute systems. This technical leadership role spans SoC bring-up, platform architecture, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and deployment at hyperscale.

You will drive cross-functional initiatives and set technical direction across firmware domains powering cloud inference and acceleration platforms, collaborating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field
• 12+ years of experience in firmware or low-level system software development with technical leadership
• Expert-level proficiency in C/C++, with strong scripting skills (Python, Bash)
• Deep experience in SoC bring-up, hardware/software integration, and system-level debugging
• Strong understanding of computer architecture, memory hierarchy, interrupts, DMA, coherency, and interconnects
• Proven ability to lead complex debugging efforts using JTAG, trace, logs, and instrumentation
• Extensive experience working in Linux-based environments and RTOS such as Zephyr

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and development of firmware and low-level system software across SoC, board, and platform levels
• Own end-to-end firmware strategy across boot, reset, debug, security, power, RAS, IPC, and platform services
• Drive SoC and platform bring-up at scale, including system integration and validation across multiple product generations
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers; set coding, design, and quality standards
• Define and influence firmware architecture for scalability, reliability, and performance in large-scale cloud deployments
• Lead cross-functional design reviews, system debugging, and root-cause analysis for complex platform issues
• Establish best-in-class debuggability, observability, and CI/CD practices, including automation and pre-silicon/post-silicon validation strategies
• Drive customer and production issue resolution, including deep field debugging and long-term corrective actions
• Collaborate with ODMs, silicon vendors, and manufacturing partners to ensure successful platform deployment and ramp
• Influence roadmap and long-term technical direction for firmware and platform software in AI accelerator systems
• Drive continuous improvement across firmware teams, identifying systemic process-level improvements and scaling best practices

Skills

C/C++

Python

Bash

Linux

RTOS (Zephyr)

System debugging

JTAG

Trace instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

JTAG

Trace

Instrumentation

Job description

Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer is sought to lead development of low-level firmware and platform software for next-generation data centre and cloud-scale AI/compute systems. This technical leadership role spans SoC bring-up, platform architecture, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and deployment at hyperscale.

You will drive cross-functional initiatives and set technical direction across firmware domains powering cloud inference and acceleration platforms, collaborating