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Salary: USD 80,000 - 200,000 / annual
Axiado is seeking a System Engineer specialized in AI Server Bring-up to drive the integration of their Secure AI™ engine into high-performance computing environments. You will leverage deep expertise in Linux kernel internals and low-level communication protocols to build robust, secure, and reliable server management solutions for global customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement firmware features enabling communication with peripherals via SPI, I2C, SGPIO, LTPI, PCIe, and other relevant protocols, following chipset specifications and datasheets.
- Collaborate closely with customers to provide technical guidance, ensuring they understand and resolve platform integration challenges. Offer both strategic and day-to-day technical support for assigned accounts.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues in diverse customer environments, applying broad concepts and innovative problem-solving to deliver effective solutions.
- Ensure security compliance, including secure boot mechanisms and platform root of trust, maintaining robust security across the system.
- Integrate Secure AI™ engine solutions into customer platforms, supporting NVIDIA, Intel, and AMD-based systems to enhance AI-driven functionality.
- Develop and maintain BMC software for system monitoring, event logging, WebUI, and other essential platform functionalities.
About Axiado:
Founded in 2019, Axiado is a fast-growing, well-funded silicon, systems, and solutions company pioneering a new category of semiconductor called the Trusted Control/Compute Unit (TCU). The company combines advanced hardware security, AI-driven resilience and efficiency, and real-time platform management. With over 150 employees, Axiado protects the world's most critical infrastructure—from data centers to next-generation cloud and AI platforms—by securing systems at the foundation levels of hardware, independent of host CPUs and operating systems. The company has won numerous industry awards, including being named one of Fast Company's 2025 Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Security and winning the 2025 Global InfoSec Award for Outstanding AI Security Solution.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in firmware engineering, specializing in embedded systems and platform integration.
- Proficient in C, C++, assembly language, shell scripting, and Python for firmware development.
- Deep understanding of Linux operating system internals, including kernel architecture, applications, and IPC.
- Strong expertise in low-level protocols, including I2C, I3C, GPIO, USB, LTPI, SGPIO, UART, MCTP, eSPI, and SSIF.
- Strong capability in BMC porting, with the ability to independently adapt BMC solutions to custom hardware and proprietary algorithms.
- Experience working with embedded systems, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and ARM-based architectures.
- Comprehensive knowledge of firmware architecture, including bare-metal programming and security implementations.
Preferred Skills:
- Extensive experience in end-to-end server bring-up and the architectural development of high-performance AI server platforms.
- Experience working with OpenBMC stack, including customization and integration for various platforms.
