Senior Software Field Applications Engineer w/ RDMA

OSI Engineering; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the semiconductor industry is seeking a Senior Software Field Applications Engineer in San Jose, CA. This role involves being the technical lead for ethernet controllers, optimizing drivers, and collaborating with sales and engineering teams. Ideal candidates will have strong C/C++ skills, experience in driver development, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience required.
• Experience debugging embedded software.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in qualifying and productizing ethernet controllers/NIC solutions.
• Collaborate with Field Sales Engineers and marketing to increase demand for controller products.

Skills

C/C++

Problem Solving

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Senior Software Field Applications Engineer w/ RDMA

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Base pay range

$180,000.00/yr - $222,000.00/yr

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Software Field Applications Engineer (FAE) is the software technical lead for a global semiconductor company, focusing on ethernet controllers/Network Interface Cards targeted towards Enterprise, Server & Storage, and AI/ML markets.

• Assist customers in qualifying and productizing ethernet controllers/NIC solutions.
• Work on driver bring-up in customer environments, optimize drivers for performance, help bring up features like RDMA, RoCEv2, congestion management, debug issues, and provide patches for workarounds.
• This role is part of the field applications engineering team within the sales organization.
• Collaborate with Field Sales Engineers and marketing to increase demand for controller products. Understand customer applications to identify key technology and product features for next-generation products.

Work closely with engineering and factory applications teams as well.

Requirements:

• Driver development, embedded software development, strong C/C++ coding skills, experience with RDMA and high-performance networking technologies (RoCEv2, Ethernet).
• Knowledge of network architecture, topologies, and congestion techniques.
• Experience debugging embedded software, knowledge of HPC and AI/ML data center operations, deep understanding of Linux kernel and networking.
• Proactive problem-solving skills, self-motivation, goal orientation.
• Analytical thinking, attention to detail, effective time management, and excellent communication skills.

Experience/Education:

Bachelor's degree preferred; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

8+ years of related experience required.

The annual base salary range for this position is $222,000, including bonuses and RSUs.

Location: San Jose, CA