CareerPlan

Head of Platform Software

Santa ClaraFull-time2026-11-11 → 2026-11-13

Core

Lead the platform software layer that manages rack-scale AI accelerator systems, handling device discovery, health monitoring, fault detection, and fleet readiness between hardware and the workload stack.

Role type

Senior leader (Head of Platform Software)

Builds

Physical platform layer software, fleet tooling, and versioned interfaces for AI infrastructure

Domain

AI Infrastructure / Hardware Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Systems software, rack-scale infrastructure, hardware bring-up, device and firmware interfaces, BMC and out-of-band management, fleet management, fault handling, interface design, engineering team leadership

Preferred skills

Accelerator or GPU infrastructure, high-speed interconnect (PCIe, NVLink, CXL, RDMA, InfiniBand), Kubernetes, cluster lifecycle tooling

Responsibilities

Own node, rack, and cluster bring-up software; Define and maintain versioned interfaces between platform and workload stack; Drive fault detection and classification; Own firmware, BMC, and low-level platform software integration; Deliver health telemetry and fleet monitoring; Build tooling for cluster stabilization; Hire and lead the platform software team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities