Lightmatter
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Mountain View, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$191k-$215kDetected 5 days ago
PythonGitValuationEmbedded SystemsRoboticsElectrical EngineeringCommunication
About the role
- Lightmatter is leading the revolution in AI data center infrastructure, enabling the next giant leaps in human progress.
- The company invented the world's first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, capable of connecting thousands to millions of processors at the speed of light in extreme-scale data centers for the most advanced AI and HPC workloads.
- Lightmatter raised $400 million in its Series D round, reaching a valuation of $4.4 billion.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate across a multidisciplinary team including Photonic, Analog, Digital, Systems and Network experts to define control plane architecture for Lightmatter's photonic interconnect products.
- In this role, you will be responsible for developing and extending the device software and firmware stack for Photonic Compute and Photonic interconnect products.
Requirements
- BS and 8+ years of experience, or MS and 6+ years of experience.
- Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field.
- Industry experience with device driver and kernel side development.
- Strong understanding of hardware-software integration.
- Practical knowledge of communication and control in embedded systems, peripherals, and buses.
- Experience with developing commercial/enterprise-level software and firmware on Linux.
- Experience with Git and CMake for building and managing software projects.
- Hands-on experience designing, simulating, or deploying control of autonomous systems.
Nice to have
- Proficiency with Python or C++.
- Familiarity with debugging tools such as GDB, JTAG, and logic analyzers.
- Experience with environments such as CMIS, OpenBMC and DMTF.
- Experience with optical communication systems and technologies.
Compensation
- total compensation goes beyond base salary, it also includes a new hire equity grant, annual performance-based equity, and other rewards that recognize your impact and contribution.
- $191,000 - $215,000 USD
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Savings Matching Program
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Paid Family Leave
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Commuter Benefits
- Equity grants (applicable to full-time employees)
- Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
- Flexible, hybrid workplace model
Company info
- We are hiring a talented software engineer to help us build the next generation of photonic AI processors and interconnects.
Visa & Work Authorization
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