Imago.ai · 5 months ago
Embedded OS Architect
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $320K/yr
10+ years expImago.ai is focused on creating lifelike computers that can interact naturally with humans, and they are seeking an Embedded OS Architect to design and develop a next-generation operating system for their AI-driven computing platform. The role involves leading architectural decisions, optimizing system performance, and ensuring integration of hardware and software for responsive computing experiences.
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Responsibilities
Architect and develop a custom embedded operating system optimized for AI-driven, real-time consumer applications
Design and implement core OS components, including kernel, device drivers, memory management, process scheduling, and inter-process communication
Optimize system performance, power efficiency, and real-time responsiveness
Work closely with hardware teams to ensure seamless integration with custom silicon and peripherals
Define and enforce security, reliability, and scalability best practices within the OS stack
Drive OS bring-up on new hardware platforms, debugging low-level system issues
Evaluate and integrate open-source or proprietary OS components where applicable
Collaborate with application developers to ensure smooth and efficient interaction between the OS and higher-level software stacks
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in operating system development, with contributions to major OS projects (Linux, QNX, RTOS, AOSP, etc.)
Deep expertise in kernel development, scheduling, memory management, and low-level systems programming
Strong proficiency in C/C++ and assembly programming for embedded architectures
Experience with hardware-software co-design, including bootloaders, BSP development, and device drivers
Hands-on experience with debugging tools such as JTAG, GDB, and logic analyzers
Strong understanding of security, sandboxing, and OS hardening techniques
Preferred
Experience architecting OS platforms for AI, AR/VR, or edge computing applications
Familiarity with modern AI workloads and optimizing OS-level interactions for machine learning
Knowledge of distributed or microkernel-based OS architectures
Prior experience with power management and performance tuning for embedded systems
Contributions to open-source operating system projects
Benefits
401k matching
100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits
Unlimited PTO and sick time
Flexible spending account matching (medical FSA)
Company
Imago.ai
Imago.ai is a B2B startup of pre-packaged multilingual, domain-specific language data optimized for AI linguistic training, We build up the “smart” in talking robot or software through our AI training data.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase