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SambaNova is hiring a Senior Principal Engineer for the SambaRack platform.
You will help design and build the software that enables customers to monitor, control, update, and diagnose SambaRack systems safely and reliably.
This is a hands-on software development role requiring significant technical expertise in systems and infrastructure, focused on building rack-scale hardware management and infrastructure software that operates in direct contact with hardware across diverse production environments, including customer-managed and air-gapped deployments.
As a Senior Principal Engineer on the SambaRack team, you will:
Improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of rack-scale infrastructure and management software
Introduce new features and capabilities for monitoring, control, and diagnostics of SambaRack systems
Design and build components for hardware-software integration points across rack-scale AI systems
Drive technical execution across critical infrastructure initiatives, tightly integrated with hardware
This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the intersection of:
AI infrastructure
Distributed systems
Hardware-software integration
Join the company that's building the future of AI infrastructure. SambaNova is developing advanced AI systems powered by our RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit) architecture, combining hardware and software into an integrated platform for large-scale AI deployments.
Our products include SambaRack, a rack-scale AI infrastructure system, and SambaStack, our inference serving platform. Together, they enable customers to deploy and operate production AI environments with performance, reliability, and control.
We are a team of engineers and innovators building next-generation AI infrastructure systems designed for enterprise-scale deployments.
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SambaNova is hiring a Senior Principal Engineer for the SambaRack platform.
You will help design and build the software that enables customers to monitor, control, update, and diagnose SambaRack systems safely and reliably.
This is a hands-on software development role requiring significant technical expertise in systems and infrastructure, focused on building rack-scale hardware management and infrastructure software that operates in direct contact with hardware across diverse production environments, including customer-managed and air-gapped deployments.
As a Senior Principal Engineer on the SambaRack team, you will:
Improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of rack-scale infrastructure and management software
Introduce new features and capabilities for monitoring, control, and diagnostics of SambaRack systems
Design and build components for hardware-software integration points across rack-scale AI systems
Drive technical execution across critical infrastructure initiatives, tightly integrated with hardware
This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the intersection of:
AI infrastructure
Distributed systems
Hardware-software integration
8-12 years of software engineering experience
Strong experience building infrastructure, systems, or platform software
Solid programming experience in Go, Rust, Python, or C/C++
Strong understanding of Linux, networking, concurrency, and distributed systems
Experience designing reliable backend or control-plane services for production systems
Experience with hardware management systems such as BMCs, Redfish, IPMI, or OpenBMC
Experience with monitoring, telemetry, or observability systems for infrastructure platforms
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams
Knowledge of software development best practices and coding standards
Experience with rack management, server management, or bare-metal infrastructure platforms
Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, and metrics exporter design
Familiarity with fleet management, diagnostics systems, and hardware health monitoring
Experience supporting enterprise or air-gapped deployments
Solid understanding of Kubernetes, Helm Charts, and the Kubernetes ecosystem
Experience designing scalable infrastructure and distributed systems
Familiarity with telemetry systems and infrastructure observability tooling
Base Salary Range:
Submission Guidelines Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at SambaNova Systems, you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified.
EEO Policy SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Benefits Summary for US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.
Senior · 8–12 years experience
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