Runtime Engineer - New Grad

SambaNova Systems · Austin, Texas, United States; San Jose, California, United States · Engineering

Posted 2026-10-28

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About the Team

The Runtime team owns the lowest level of the SambaNova software stack, the layer that talks directly to the hardware. We build the user libraries, drivers, networking, and system tools that run ML training and inference across SambaStack and SambaCloud.

About the Role

As a new grad Runtime Engineer, you'll write production code in C/C++/Rust and Python across drivers, user space libraries, networking, and system tools. You'll help bring up drivers on next generation silicon, test and deploy runtime features on large multi-node systems, and track down performance bottlenecks with the hardware and compiler teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain kernel drivers for next generation SambaNova silicon

Build user space libraries that make efficient use of hardware resources

Find and fix networking bottlenecks within and across nodes

Build tools for profiling, debugging, and job and hardware management

Test and deploy runtime features on large multi-node systems

Work with the hardware and compiler teams to diagnose and fix performance issues

Required Qualifications

B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Strong programming skills in C/C++/Rust and Python

Experience with high speed networking such as RDMA, RoCE, or InfiniBand

Experience with distributed communication libraries such as MPI, NCCL, or UCX

Experience writing Linux kernel drivers or other system level software

Experience with Linux and debugging tools such as GDB

Preferred Qualifications

M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Familiarity with PCIe

Experience with profiling or performance analysis tools

Internship or research experience in systems software, networking, or performance engineering

Open source project ownership or contributions

Base Salary Range:

Base Pay Range

$131,200—$196,200 USD

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