CareerPlanSign in

Architect/Staff Embedded Software Engineer

London, UK💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-30 → 2026-09-25

Core

Architect/Staff Embedded Software Engineer defining hardware-software integration architecture for the DX-1 decode accelerator, spanning ASIC, BMC, and high-speed interconnect fabric.

Role type

Staff/Principal Architect, hands-on IC

Builds

Rack-scale decode accelerator systems (DX-1) integrating logic, data movement, packaging, optics, and interconnect

Domain

Semiconductor hardware acceleration / Embedded systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

ASIC bring-up and validation, BMC/OpenBMC platform firmware, high-speed SerDes and interconnect bring-up, embedded Linux BSP (Yocto/OpenEmbedded, U-Boot, UEFI), device driver development, device tree authoring, server management protocols (IPMI/IPMB, Redfish, MCTP, PLDM), low-speed peripheral integration (I2C, SPI, UART, CPLD)

Preferred skills

cycle-deterministic or precision timing systems (IEEE 1588 / PTP, SyncE, White Rabbit Protocol)

Technologies

Yocto, OpenEmbedded, U-Boot, UEFI, OpenBMC, IPMI, Redfish, MCTP, PLDM, SerDes

Responsibilities

Own technical direction and architectural decisions for the team, define principles and interface contracts, make critical technical decisions in domain (BSP, ASIC validation, BMC design, interconnect), lead full lifecycle from pre-silicon to sustainment, raise team level through code review and design feedback

Seniority

Staff/Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence

Sourced via ashby · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.