Upscale AI
Senior Staff Engineer - Platform
$237K–$260K
US - Santa Clara, CA · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in platform, diagnostic embedded firmware development.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Own end-to-end platform software development and hardware diagnostics for x86 and ARM infrastructure platforms supporting AI workloads.
What you'll do
- Develop Linux BSPs, platform drivers, user-space services, and embedded diagnostic firmware for SONiC, FBOSS, and OpenBMC platforms.
- Build and integrate platform- and ASIC-level tests, automated validation infrastructure, and diagnostic tools for manufacturing and field support.
- Troubleshoot and optimize hardware/software systems, lead validation campaigns, and collaborate across hardware, firmware, and validation teams.
What they ask for
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded and systems-level development, and Python and Bash for automation and tooling.
- Strong hardware/software troubleshooting and experience validating hardware and software performance and reliability.
- Understanding of hardware interfaces and protocols including I2C, SPI, PCIe, UART, GPIO, MDIO, and JTAG.
- Bachelor’s or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Diagnostic tools and methodologies.
Pay
USD 237,000–260,000 (per-year-salary) (base salary)
Tools
Linux, SONiC, FBOSS, OpenBMC, C/C++, Python, Bash, MCTP
AI focus
Develop platform infrastructure and diagnostics for systems powering AI workloads.
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