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BrainChip · 16 hours ago

Director of Software Engineering

Laguna Hills, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$100K/yr - $225K/yr

7+ years exp

BrainChip is pioneering neuromorphic edge AI processors that deliver ultra-low-power intelligence at the point of data creation. They are seeking a seasoned Principal Software Architect to own the full developer platform for their 3rd-generation Neural Processing Unit (NPU), focusing on architecting, integrating, and delivering a production-grade software ecosystem.

Computer Hardware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end integration of our internal compiler into a unified toolchain with runtime, IDE, debugger, profiler, and deployment pipeline

VS Code IDE with LLM-Powered Developer Assistance

System-Level Profiling & Performance Observability

Target-Side Bootloader & RTOS Integration

Architect a secure, minimal target bootloader supporting:

Extend GDB/LLDB with NPU-specific commands for cycle-accurate stepping, event tracing, and state inspection (membranes, synapses, queues)

Support JTAG, SWD, and OTA debug with non-intrusive hardware tracing

Work hand-in-hand with the CTO and silicon team to expose hardware capabilities via software abstractions

Use profiling and simulation data to influence microarchitecture (e.g., memory tiling, sparsity engines, event routing)

Qualification

Systems software experienceVS Code Extension APIDebugging & ProfilingRTOS & EmbeddedCompiler IntegrationC/C++RustPythonTypeScriptOpen-source integrationEdge AI experienceLLM integrationRobotics background

Required

Education: BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

7+ years in systems software; 3+ years integrating and productizing complex toolchains (compilers, IDEs, debuggers, profilers)

Proven success shipping VS Code extensions or full developer platforms used by external teams desired

Deep experience with open-source integration and upstream contribution workflows

Technical Expertise in many of the following: IDE & Tooling: VS Code Extension API, LSP, DAP, TypeScript, WebAssembly UI

Debug & Profiling: GDB/LLDB extensions, OpenOCD, eBPF, perf, hardware trace (ETM/HTM)

RTOS & Embedded: Zephyr/FreeRTOS, device trees, linker scripts, bare-metal bring-up

Build & Packaging: CMake, Ninja, Yocto, Debian packaging, CI/CD

Languages: Expert in C/C++, Rust; strong in Python, TypeScript

Compiler Integration: LLVM/MLIR tooling, plugin architecture, pass management

Preferred

Upstream contributions to VS Code, LLVM, Zephyr, OpenOCD, or other large opensource projects

Experience with LLM integration in IDEs (Copilot, CodeLlama, custom fine-tuned models)

Secure boot and firmware update systems in production devices

Patents or publications in developer tools, profiling, or edge AI deployment

Strong Background in robotics and embedded system

Company

BrainChip

BrainChip is the worldwide leader in neuromorphic Edge AI on-chip processing and learning.

Founded in 2013

Laguna Hills, California, US

51-200 employees

https://brainchip.com/

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