Senior Firmware Architect, Celestial AI

$210-240k

+ Bonus

Python

Linux

C++

Rust

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Santa Clara, CA

Optical interconnect technology platform for data center and AI computing solutions

Be an early applicant

Optical interconnect technology platform for data center and AI computing solutions

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseManufacturingDeep TechMachine Learning

Be an early applicant

$210-240k

+ Bonus

Python

Linux

C++

Rust

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Santa Clara, CA

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseManufacturingDeep TechMachine Learning

Company mission

To develop audacious AI computing platforms that elevate performance, energy and economic efficiencies, enabling our customers to rapidly deploy innovations in their AI applications.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience, or Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology or a related technical field
Prior experience in creating the software architecture for a complex system such as a high performance storage/memory appliances, network switch/router, communications processor etc
Strong software systems knowledge spanning firmware, performance characterization, software updates and deployment, event logging, management and orchestration
Strong C/C++, Python and Rust programming skills with software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and testing
Experience with:
High-speed communication technologies such as Infiniband, Fibre Channel, Ethernet, RDMA and PCIe
High-speed communication link training, calibration and link bringup
Memory controllers such as HBM, DDR, and other on-chip memory interfaces
SoC interfaces including AXI and other chip-to-chip interfaces
Familiarity with:
Baseboard management controller (BMC) software
Open-source software - use of GitHub, bug tracking, branching and merging code
Linux, Embedded Linux or RTOS
Low level protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, JTAG
ARM/x86 architecture
Strong analytical, debugging, and testing methodology skills with ability to efficiently debug, root cause, and resolve issues spanning multiple subsystems
Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile team environment

What the job involves

As Senior Firmware Architect, you will be a key player in the architecture and the full lifecycle development of an AI platform system, including requirements, design, code, and test
In this role, you will be part of a team developing next generation AI/ML solutions using the Celestial AI Photonic Fabric Architecture
You will be responsible for defining the firmware architecture for Celestial AI’s photonic fabric product lineup and defining and developing APIs for resource management and optimization
You will collaborate closely with hardware and software teams to architect and implement the communication link management software for different Photonic Fabric use cases
Participate in gathering technical requirements, contributing to firmware and software design specifications
Design firmware architecture, define key capabilities, performance requirements and drive specifications
Provide support to both internal and external SW and HW development teams
Actively engage in code reviews, discussions to share knowledge, and improve code quality
Work with hardware designers to ensure firmware architecture can be efficiently implemented
Demonstrate best practices in software development and documentation to ensure designs meet requirements
Provide guidance on test plans for lab characterization once design comes back from fab
Deliver high-quality software on tight schedules

Our take

Chip production forms the backbone of our modern, digitally enabled economy; being important enough to be of major geopolitical interest, and garnering billions of investment from the US alone. Celestial AI has developed a proprietary technology platform which enables high-performance computing solutions, using light for data movement within and between chips, enabling it to deliver "the next generation of AI acceleration products".

The company's photonic-electronic technology has sparked significant interest in the AI hardware space, and has resulted in it raising impressive investment. With this funding, the company aims to expand its worldwide engineering workforce, accelerate product development, and build more strategic supplier relationships for the future.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Mar 2024

$175m

SERIES C

Jun 2023

$100m

SERIES B

Total funding: $338.9m

Company benefits

Equity grants
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Retirement plans
FSA
Parental leave
Flexible paid time off policy

Company values

Communicate Constructively
Act with Integrity
Innovate Collaboratively

Company HQ

Santa Clara, CA

Articles

Celestial AI Wins 2024 Global Semiconductor Alliance Start-Up to Watch Award

Celestial AI buys Rockley Photonics patents for $20m

Supercharging AI infrastructure: How Celestial AI’s Photonic Fabric is shaping the future of accelerated computing

CEO interview: Celestial AI’s terabit optical interconnect

Celestial AI appoints Kelyn Brannon as CFO

Leadership

David Lazovsky

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously a Venture Partner at Khosla Ventures. Before that, Founder, President and CEO of Intermolecular developing IP-protected technology for semiconductor and clean energy customers.

Preet Virk

(Co-Founder & COO)

Previously SVP of GM Networking BU at MACOM.

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