Pathfinding: Kernel/Driver SW Research Engineer

Job Description

Designs, develops, maintains, tests, and optimizes operating system to implement hardware abstraction layers, OS services, and user space software subsystems. The subsystems development requires technologies including virtualization, containerization, graphics/media user space components, networking routing, connectivity stacks (Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, etc.), power management, performance optimization, and/or other technologies both open source and proprietary. Utilizes knowledge in software architecture, design, and development, and understands operating system internals and silicon on platform features.

Qualifications

The Systems Memory and Storage Architecture teams is actively researching heterogenous systems architectures targeted the delivery of performance and power advances not possible with today's CPUs and GPUs. The team is focused on prototyping software and hardware featuring compute closely integrated with memory to speed the processing of Large Language Models and other important applications. We seek software engineers with AI software experience to join the team and help us prototype the software capabilities needed as we work to define the architecture for these future distributed computing systems. In this role you will contribute to software definition and development where software meets hardware, connecting the AI stack to prototype hardware. In addition to helping deliver prototype systems, you will help specify future potential products based on your findings. The position offers opportunities to contribute to open source software development at Intel and potentially in the greater software community. The position offers strong opportunity for learning about AI in general and about platform memory support for AI in particular. You'll work directly with Principal Engineers and Fellows. Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelors or Masters Degree in EE, CE, CS plus 3+ years experience or PhD in EE, CW, CS. - Experience in Linux kernel development and device driver programming. - Deep understanding of hardware architecture and system-level programming. Working knowledge of computer systems HW/SW interface - Proficiency in C/C++, strong knowledge of Linux kernel internals, and experience with low-level programming. - Experience working as part of a larger software team What we additionally value: - Experienced contributing to Linux Kernel or other open-source software development - Proven expertise in debugging, profiling, and optimizing kernel code. - Knowledge of AI or HPC platform, CXL, network, and system architecture a plus. - Systems research experience, especially research prototype creation a plus.

Inside this Business Group

Intel Security Architecture and Engineering (SAE) is chartered with developing a comprehensive understanding of current and future security threats, guiding research, and developing solutions and mitigations. SAE develops security architecture and implementation across Intel products.

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here.

Working Model

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. In certain circumstances the work model may change to accommodate business needs.