Upscale AI
Senior Staff Engineer - Platform
US - Headquarters · Staff+ · Full-time
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About the role
- We focus on first-principles engineering across silicon, systems, and networking-where performance, scale, and execution are critical.
- Our team is talent-dense and high-performing.
- If you're looking to do high-impact work, move fast, and help define the infrastructure behind the future of AI-Upscale is where you can produce meaningful work at the frontier-and operate at a high standard.
Requirements
- EE background: circuit design and system integration.
- Strong understanding of hardware interfaces and protocols: I2C, SPI, PCIe, UART, GPIO, MDIO, JTAG. Diagnostic tools and methodologies (plus).
- Where you fall within that range depends on your experience, skills, and impact-we benchmark against internal levels to keep things fair and consistent.
Nice to have
- Strong analysis and hands-on troubleshooting on complex HW/SW systems.
- Proven testing and validation of hardware and software for performance and reliability.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded and systems-level development
- Python and Bash for automation, scripting, and tooling
- Clear written and verbal communication across disciplines.
- Bachelor's or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years in platform, diagnostic embedded firmware development.
- Strong understanding of hardware interfaces and protocols: I2C, SPI, PCIe, UART, GPIO, MDIO, JTAG.
Compensation
- $237k-$260k
Company info
- We value ownership, technical rigor, and speed, and we offer the opportunity to work on foundational problems with immediate, real-world impact.
Equal opportunity
- Upscale, Inc., is building a team that reflects a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
- Accessibility & Accommodations
- We're committed to making our hiring process accessible to everyone. If you need accommodations at any stage, just reach out to us at hiring@upscaleai.com -we're happy to help. Note: This inbox is only for accommodation requests.
- Upscale, Inc., is building a team that reflects a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.
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