MatX
System Software Engineer, Linux Driver and Driver Adjacent
$160K–$600K
Mountain View · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
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- Employment is contingent on being able to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.
About the job
Develop Linux drivers and system-management software for MatX’s AI hardware and platforms, collaborating across hardware, silicon, and firmware teams from bring-up through production.
What you'll do
- Design and implement Linux kernel and userspace drivers for custom and third-party hardware.
- Build production system-management software and low-level tools for engineering, manufacturing, and support.
- Collaborate with hardware, silicon, and firmware teams to bring up platforms and debug hardware/software issues.
What they ask for
- Deep systems programming experience in C on Linux.
- Hands-on Linux kernel development, including writing and shipping drivers.
- Strong understanding of hardware/software interactions, including buses, interrupts, DMA, and memory-mapped I/O.
- Experience designing long-running system services and their interfaces.
Nice to have
- Experience with hardware bring-up on new platforms.
- Contributions to Linux kernel or related open-source infrastructure projects; familiarity with platform management standards and server-class hardware.
Pay
$160,000 - $275,000 + equity (base salary); $175,000 - $400,000 + equity (base salary); $250,000 - $600,000 + equity (base salary)
Tools
C, Linux, Linux kernel, OpenBMC
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