Lightmatter

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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This listing is sourced directly from Lightmatter's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.