Systems Software Engineer, Silicon Bringup
Core
Define software-driven test coverage and build diagnostics/automation to bring new AI silicon from power-on to production-ready systems running frontier models.
Role type
Senior IC systems software engineer (silicon bringup)
Builds
Production-ready AI-native silicon and tightly integrated systems for OpenAI's supercomputing platform
Domain
AI hardware, computer architecture, low-level systems programming
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Systems programming (C, C++, Rust, Python), silicon bringup/validation, computer architecture, low-level debugging, test strategy design, performance characterization, stress testing, root-cause analysis
Preferred skills
Experience with accelerators/servers, building scalable automation/observability, translating architecture specs to acceptance criteria
Technologies
C, C++, Rust, Python, firmware, drivers, operating systems
Responsibilities
Contribute to end-to-end software bringup and validation strategy; Define software-driven test coverage across compute/memory/interconnect/I/O; Build diagnostics, test automation, telemetry, and regression infrastructure; Lead bringup from silicon arrival through model execution; Design stress tests for reliability and performance; Translate architecture specs into measurable acceptance criteria; Debug complex hardware-software failures and coordinate cross-functional fixes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC