Software Engineer (HW/SW Co-Design)

$219K–$301K

Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026

Experience: 5+ years of programming and scripting experience; 5+ years of hardware architecture, compute technologies and/or storage experience.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Defines next-generation compute and storage architectures by analyzing workloads, co-designing hardware and software, and guiding platform roadmaps and adoption.

What you'll do

Analyze infrastructure workloads and hardware bottlenecks; collaborate with software teams to improve performance and reduce resource use.
Develop benchmarks and evaluate platforms; identify co-design opportunities and define technology roadmaps.
Influence vendor roadmaps and partner with engineering teams to deliver hardware capabilities into production.

What they ask for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of experience with programming and scripting languages such as C, C++, Java, PHP, or Python.
Experience with large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, and full stack analysis of server applications.
5+ years of experience with hardware architecture, compute technologies and/or storage; AI tool integration, responsible AI practices, and ongoing AI skill development are also required.

Pay

$219,000/year to $301,000/year USD base salary

Tools

C, C++, Java, PHP, Python, Hack, x86/ARM, Flash/HDD

AI focus

Integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and drive measurable impact; apply responsible, ethical AI practices and develop skills in prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration.

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