Job Description

Job Description: Firmware Engineer

Department: Engineering

Reporting to: VP, Software Engineering

Who we are:


At Persimmons, Inc., we are pioneering the future of generative AI with our ground-breaking full-stack innovations, including hardware and software integration capable of supporting trillion-parameter models. We envision the future of AI hardware with our cutting-edge generative AI solutions designed for edge computing and hyperscale cloud environments. Our mission is to empower organizations to deploy AI capabilities at unprecedented scales and performance levels, bridging the gap between groundbreaking technology and real-world applications. We partner with some of the world's leading edge and hyperscale cloud companies to deliver high-performance, secure, and compliant AI hardware solutions.

What you'll do:

As a Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining firmware for our hardware. Your primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Develop and optimize firmware for embedded systems, focusing on real-time operating systems (RTOS) and bare-metal environments
• Work closely with hardware engineers to understand the SoC design, internal architecture, and system requirements to ensure firmware compatibility and performance
• Do software bring up on early silicon, debug any hardware and software issues that come up.
• Continuously optimize firmware performance, ensuring efficient operation under various workloads

Qualifications:

• Experience with RTOS and bare-metal firmware development
• Experience working with host interfaces over PCIe and DMA engines
• Experience with multi-core SoC systems, managing synchronization, task scheduling, and inter-processor communication
• Advanced proficiency in C/C++ programming

• 5+ years of experience in embedded and firmware development.
• Good to Have:
  
  • Knowledge of GPU and accelerator software frameworks
  • Familiarity with ML graph representations, kernels and executing ML workloads on accelerators

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to work at the forefront of innovation with some of the most advanced technologies in AI
• A collaborative environment where innovation is at the heart of everything we do
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible PTO
• 401k

Persimmons, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter through our official application portal at We kindly request that applicants refrain from contacting our employees directly regarding this listing. Additionally, we do not work with external recruiters for these roles. If a recruiter refers a candidate, no referral fees will be paid, and the referral will be considered voluntary.

Job Tags

Flexible hours,

Similar Jobs