Job Description

System Firmware Architect (AI Memory Fabrics) – NVMe

Location: Greater Bengaluru Area (Hybrid)/ Greater Hyderabad /Pune

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we are redefining the economics of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to democratise AI by significantly reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of hardware systems — a critical barrier to scalable adoption.

Our proprietary MIMO-over-copper technology powers a high-performance, chiplet-based AI memory fabric that is both scalable and energy-efficient. Unlike traditional interconnects, our solution reduces power consumption significantly while preserving high bandwidth and ultra-low latency — unlocking unprecedented efficiency for AI training and inference at scale.

our architecture is not just an incremental improvement — it's a foundational shift in how AI hardware is built for the future.

. Location: Hyderabad/Bangalore

System Firmware Architect (AI Memory Fabrics) – NVMe

The responsibility of this role is to architect and develop firmware for Kandou's Memory fabrics products

Firmware is responsible for implementing and supporting the major differentiating features of Kandou products.

Basic qualification

Strong academic and technical background in Electronics & Computer engineering. At a minimum, a Bachelor's in EE or Computer Science is required, and a Master's is preferred.
Experience developing firmware (Bare metal/RTOS) to execute in on-chip microcontrollers/processors
Minimum 15+ years (Lead/Architect) experience supporting/developing complex SoC/Silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications

Required experience

Hands-on experience designing and developing embedded firmware for NVME protocols
nice to have CXL / PCIe
with proficiency in C (preferred) or C++, including development of C-based SDKs.
Experience with RTOS/Zephyr OS firmware development and enablement
Deep understanding of SoC interfaces to common IP blocks such as PCIe Controllers, NVME Controllers, DDR controllers, AMBA/AHB interfaces, on-chip memory interfaces, and other similar interfaces
Work with various cross-functional groups such as architect, other development teams, QA/validation, product management and customer teams across various sites
Experience in mentoring and train the team

Preferred experience

Experience with storage or SSD firmware, including NVMe, PCIe, CXL or flash management concepts.
Experience with industry forums and collaboration workgroups such as OCP and OpenBMC
Hands-on experience with simulation or virtual platform–based development (e.g., Renode, QEMU, or similar)

Skills

NVMe

CXL

Memory controller

FAbric

bare metal

PCie

RTOS

SoC

DDR controllers

SSD

OCP