Platform Core Engineer - Linux Kernel & Performance

SpaceXAI; Seattle, Palo Alto (WA, CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical insurance

Vision and dental

Job summary

SpaceXAI is seeking a Software Engineer to build and maintain a lean, Linux-based OS for a supercomputer network fabric. You will write high-performance device drivers to maximize hardware capability and oversee deployment, operation, and debugging in production.

You will perform rigorous root-cause analysis to improve reliability and develop observability/configuration tools. Collaboration with hardware teams will drive the next generation of hardware and OS/software brought up on it.

Qualifications

• Hands-on systems programming in C or C++.
• Strong operating systems fundamentals (scheduling, memory management, I/O).
• Understanding of computer networking (host OS stack, switches/routers).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the lean, high-reliability Linux-based OS underpinning our supercomputer network fabric.
• Write high-performance device drivers to maximize hardware capability.
• Manage deployment, operation, and debugging of our platform in production.
• Rigorous root-cause analysis to improve reliability.
• Develop and improve tools for observability and configuration management.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to design next-gen hardware and bring up OS/software on it.

Skills

C/C++ programming

OS fundamentals

Networking knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

SpaceXAI is seeking a Software Engineer to build and maintain a lean, Linux-based OS for a supercomputer network fabric. You will write high-performance device drivers to maximize hardware capability and oversee deployment, operation, and debugging in production.

You will perform rigorous root-cause analysis to improve reliability and develop observability/configuration tools. Collaboration with hardware teams will drive the next generation of hardware and OS/software brought up on it.