Senior Staff Platform Engineer – Embedded AI Infra

Upscale AI; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 237,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Upscale AI is hiring a Senior Staff Platform Engineer in Santa Clara, CA. You will own end-to-end platform software development, including BSP, drivers, and diagnostic tooling across SONiC, FBOSS, and OpenBMC.

This is a hands-on role requiring deep embedded systems expertise bridging hardware and software for scalable infrastructure. The role spans x86 and ARM, with responsibilities from low-level firmware to user-space services, telemetry, and diagnostics.

Qualifications

• Strong analysis and hands-on troubleshooting on complex HW/SW systems.
• Proven testing and validation of hardware and software for performance and reliability.
• Bachelor's or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Platform software design and development: Linux BSP, drivers, and user-space services for SONiC (x86), FBOSS (x86), and OpenBMC (ARM).
• System performance analysis and troubleshooting to reduce boot time, latency, and resource use.
• Hardware/Software testing and validation with automated Python/Bash tooling and CI/CD.
• Develop diagnostic tools and workflows to scale validation and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, validation, and program teams on priorities and coverage.
• Own code quality, performance, and reliability with solid tests and reviews.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Bash

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

I2C/SPI

PCIe/JTAG

Electrical Engineering

10+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

SONiC

FBOSS

OpenBMC

Linux

Job description

Upscale AI is hiring a Senior Staff Platform Engineer in Santa Clara, CA. You will own end-to-end platform software development, including BSP, drivers, and diagnostic tooling across SONiC, FBOSS, and OpenBMC.

This is a hands-on role requiring deep embedded systems expertise bridging hardware and software for scalable infrastructure. The role spans x86 and ARM, with responsibilities from low-level firmware to user-space services, telemetry, and diagnostics.