System Firmware Architect(AI Memory Fabrics) – NVMe

Kandou AI; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kandou AI seeks a System Firmware Architect for AI Memory Fabrics (NVMe). You will architect and develop firmware for memory fabric products, focusing on high performance, scalable, energy-efficient solutions. The role requires guiding feature development and collaborating across cross-functional teams worldwide.

Lead firmware efforts for NVMe protocols, C/C++ codebases, and RTOS/Zephyr environments while mentoring engineers and ensuring integration with PCIe/NVMe IP blocks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in EE or Computer Science required; Master’s preferred.
• 15+ years' (Lead/Architect) experience in complex SoC/Silicon products for Server/Storage/Networking.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing embedded firmware for NVMe protocols.
• Experience with RTOS/Zephyr OS firmware development and enablement.
• Deep understanding of PCIe/NVMe/AMBA interfaces and on-chip memory interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop firmware for Kandou’s Memory fabrics products.
• Implement and support differentiating firmware features.
• Collaborate with architect, other dev teams, QA/validation, product management, and customers across sites.
• Mentor and train team members.

Skills

NVMe firmware

C/C++ programming

RTOS/Zephyr

SoC interfaces knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in EE or Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Renode

QEMU

C-based SDKs

Job description

System Firmware Architect (AI Memory Fabrics) – NVMe

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we are redefining the economics of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to democratise AI by significantly reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of hardware systems — a critical barrier to scalable adoption.

Our proprietary MIMO-over-copper technology powers a high-performance, chiplet-based AI memory fabric that is both scalable and energy-efficient. Unlike traditional interconnects, our solution reduces power consumption significantly while preserving high bandwidth and ultra-low latency — unlocking unprecedented efficiency for AI training and inference at scale.

our architecture is not just an incremental improvement — it’s a foundational shift in how AI hardware is built for the future.

• System Firmware Architect (AI Memory Fabrics) – NVMe

The responsibility of this role is to architect and develop firmware for Kandou’s Memory fabrics products

Firmware is responsible for implementing and supporting the major differentiating features of Kandou’ products.

• Strong academic and technical background in Electronics & Computer engineering. At a minimum, a Bachelor’s in EE or Computer Science is required, and a Master’s is preferred.
• Minimum 15+ years’ (Lead/Architect) experience supporting/developing complex SoC/Silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications

Required experience

• Hands-on experience designing and developing embedded firmware for NVME protocols
• nice to have CXL / PCIe
• with proficiency in C (preferred) or C++, including development of C-based SDKs.
• Experience with RTOS/Zephyr OS firmware development and enablement
• Deep understanding of SoC interfaces to common IP blocks such as PCIe Controllers, NVME Controllers, DDR controllers, AMBA/AHB interfaces, on-chip memory interfaces, and other similar interfaces
• Work with various cross-functional groups such as architect, other development teams, QA/validation, product management and customer teams across various sites
• Experience in mentoring and train the team

Preferred experience

• Experience with storage or SSD firmware, including NVMe, PCIe, CXL or flash management concepts.
• Experience with industry forums and collaboration workgroups such as OCP and OpenBMC
• Hands-on experience with simulation or virtual platform–based development (e.g., Renode, QEMU, or similar)