[Remote] Device Driver Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. EnCharge AI is a leader in advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge-to-cloud computing. They are seeking a highly skilled Device Driver Engineer to design and implement high-performance driver stacks for their cutting-edge AI accelerator hardware, collaborating closely with hardware, firmware, and AI software teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain Linux/Windows PCIe device drivers for AI accelerators
• Implement low-level hardware interactions, DMA, memory management, and interrupt handling
• Work on driver optimizations to reduce latency and improve throughput for AI workloads
• Debug and troubleshoot PCIe protocol, kernel panics, crashes, and performance bottlenecks
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and AI software teams to define driver interfaces
• Ensure compliance with PCIe standards (Gen4/Gen5), SR-IOV, BAR memory mapping, and IOMMU
• Support virtualization (VFIO, SR-IOV, DPUs) and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
• Develop tools for profiling, debugging, and monitoring driver performance
• Contribute to open-source kernel modules if applicable

Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in device driver development for Linux and/or Windows
• Strong experience with PCIe-based hardware, including BAR regions, DMA, interrupts, and MMIO
• Proficiency in C/C++ and kernel-mode programming (Linux Kernel, Windows WDDM/WDF/MCDM)
• Knowledge of low-level debugging tools (gdb, perf, ftrace, dmesg, PCIe analyzers)
• Understanding of multi-threading, synchronization, and memory management in kernel space
• Experience with AI-specific accelerators (e.g., GPUs, NPUs, TPUs) is a plus
• Familiarity with high-performance AI/ML workloads is a plus
• Experience in hypervisor interactions, VFIO, and passthrough solutions
• Knowledge of secure boot, firmware updates, and trusted execution environments (TEE)

Company Overview

EnCharge AI designs analog in-memory-computing AI chips and develops AI systems for AI computing. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://enchargeai.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

EnCharge AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 4 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.