About Us
Axelera AI is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us.
In just three years, we have raised a total of $120 million and have built a world-class team of 180+ employees (including 55+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 11 different countries and with offices in Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
We have also launched our Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million.
Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.
Are you up for the challenge?
Position Overview
As an AI Embedded Software Engineer at Axelera AI, you will develop and optimize software that enables seamless execution and validation of our custom AI accelerator chip. Working at the intersection of hardware and software, you will design bare-metal solutions for a specialized architecture, ensuring efficient communication and low-overhead integration with host systems.
This role involves close collaboration with hardware and customer teams to fine-tune workloads, enhance performance, and streamline deployment. You'll leverage your expertise in C, C++, Python, and automation tools, using industry-standard build systems and debugging utilities to push the boundaries of AI acceleration.
Key responsibilities:
Enable and optimize software functionality on various host machines for validating the execution of our custom AI accelerator chip.
Develop and maintain baremetal software for kernel execution for a hybrid specialized architecture with in-memory-computing blocks
Collaborate with Hardware and Customer teams to facilitate seamless workload execution and integration with different host environments.
Ensure efficient communication with low overheads for AI accelerator models
Work in C, C++, Python and scripting languages for automation.
Using build systems like Make, CMake, as well as GNU toolchains and debugging utilities.
Qualifications:
We’re looking for a profile that covers 70% of these professional experience items, in any combination:
Engineering degree in computer science or software engineering
3+ years of experience – academic experience acceptable depending on projects
Hands-on experience working with various host machines (x86, ARM-based, or other architectures) and enabling software functionality on them.
Exposure to specialized semiconductors, particularly accelerators, GPUs, or custom AI chips.
Understanding of embedded systems architecture, including microprocessors, microcontrollers, and embedded operating systems
Experience with low-level programming, device drivers, or hardware/software integration.
Familiarity with system bring-up, debugging tools (gdb, JTAG, serial interfaces), and performance tuning.
Proficiency in Linux environments, including scripting, automation, and debugging system interactions.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Nice to have:
PCI-Express protocol experience and other communication protocols
Yocto experience and creating custom Linux distributions
Level Zero API, CUDA, OpenCL experience
Location
This position is based Italy & we support relocation to Bologna, Florence or Milan for talent based abroad and interested in this role.
What we offer
This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic, fast-growing, international organization. We offer an attractive compensation package, including a pension plan, extensive employee insurances and the option to get company shares.
An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team.
At Axelera AI, we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.
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