Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Code Red Partners; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

Unlimited PTO

401k Match

Equity

Job summary

Code Red Partners in Austin, TX seeks a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to own the BMC stack for high-density edge servers. You will develop embedded Linux BMC architectures (OpenBMC/AMI MegaRAC or custom) and drive remote management capabilities across IPMI/Redfish/PLDM, while ensuring fail-safe edge reliability.

The role demands deep BMC expertise, low-level software skills in C/C++/Rust, and hands-on hardware bring-up for unstaffed field nodes.

Qualifications

• Dedicated BMC expertise with production experience.
• Low-level software in C/C++/Rust for embedded Linux or RTOS.
• Hands-on hardware bring-up and debugging skills on server-class platforms.
• Familiarity with IPMI, Redfish, MCTP/PLDM, I2C/SMBus, SPI, eSPI, UART.

Responsibilities

• Firmware Architecture: develop and maintain embedded Linux BMC stacks.
• Sideband Hardware Control: manage direct sideband access to CPUs, GPUs, memory, PMICs, and PCIe controllers.
• Remote Management Protocols: implement IPMI, Redfish, MCTP/PLDM, I2C/SMBus, SPI, eSPI, UART.
• Fail-Safe Edge Reliability: build autonomous watchdogs, thermal throttling, and secure OTA updates.

Skills

BMC firmware

Embedded Linux

C/C++/Rust

Hardware bring-up

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Tools

OpenBMC

IPMI/Redfish

PCIe/Bus knowledge

Job description

Role: Senior Embedded Software Engineer – BMC & Server Architecture

Location: Austin, TX (

Compensation: 250k Base + High-Upside Equity

Overview

We are retained by a high-growth, venture-backed energy and distributed infrastructure company deploying residential-sited, battery-backed AI inferencing micro-datacenters. Their mandate is to scale distributed GPU compute faster than traditional data centers, targeting 10,000–20,000 edge nodes within 24 months.

Because these nodes operate unstaffed in the field, out-of-band management is vital. We are hiring a Senior / Staff Embedded Software Engineer to take complete ownership of the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) stack.

The Mission

• Near-Term: Demystify, customize, and stabilize commercial/OEM BMC solutions across initial multi-GPU hardware revisions. Build the telemetry, security, and remote-recovery pipelines required for zero-touch edge operations.
• Long-Term (2-Year Horizon): Lead the architecture, component selection, and bring-up of custom, in-house BMC silicon and boards, serving as the foundational lead to scale a dedicated server firmware team.

Core Responsibilities

• Firmware Architecture: Develop and maintain embedded Linux BMC stacks (OpenBMC, AMI MegaRAC, or custom environments) running on high-density GPU platforms.
• Sideband Hardware Control: Manage direct sideband access to host CPUs, GPUs, memory, storage, PMICs, and PCIe controllers.
• Remote Management Protocols: Implement IPMI, Redfish, MCTP/PLDM, I2C/SMBus, SPI, eSPI, and UART for automated health monitoring, telemetry, and remote power cycling.
• Fail-Safe Edge Reliability: Build autonomous watchdogs, thermal throttling logic, and secure A/B OTA update mechanisms to guarantee nodes never brick in the field.

Key Requirements

• Dedicated BMC Expertise: Direct production experience bringing up, debugging, and maintaining BMC firmware on server-class platforms (e.g., OpenBMC, Dell iDRAC, HP iLO, SuperMicro, AMI). This is a specialized domain role, not a generalist embedded SWE position.
• Low-Level Engineering: High proficiency in C, modern C++, or Rust in embedded Linux or RTOS environments.
• Hardware Communication: Hands-on command of hardware buses (I2C, I3C, SPI, eSPI, PCIe, SMBus, MCTP).
• Pragmatic Problem-Solving: Instinctive hardware bring-up and debugging skills (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, bus sniffers, UART) in a fast-paced environment free of corporate red tape.
• Base Salary - $250,000+
• Meaningful equity invested annually over 5 years
• Healthcare, Dental, Vision (Multiple options)
• Unlimited PTO
• 401k Match
• Plenty more