ASIC Firmware Engineer, Modeling

About this role

OpenAI seeks an experienced embedded engineer to develop firmware and modeling software for custom AI accelerators. You'll design hardware drivers, create functional software models for testing, and implement high-performance embedded code while collaborating with hardware and software teams.

What you'll do

• Design and implement drivers for AI chip peripherals and hardware components
• Create functional software models to simulate SoC uncore logic for firmware testing
• Develop low-latency, high-throughput embedded software for hardware resource management
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and vendor teams on integration and debugging
• Execute firmware bring-up and debugging on new platforms
• Establish monitoring, integration testing, and diagnostic tools for production support

What they're looking for

• 5+ years embedded software development experience
• C/C++ or Rust programming
• High-throughput, low-latency, multi-threaded code development
• Real-time operating systems (RTOS)
• Hardware driver development and hardware/SW co-design
• Embedded protocols (UART, I2C, SPI)
• ARM architectures and microprocessor knowledge
• PCIe, Ethernet, or GPU/compute hardware experience