Principal Kernel & Device Drivers Engineer is open at SambaNova in San Jose, California, United States. The posting gives a salary of $180K - $255K. Posted on Apr 8, 2026, and still on SambaNova’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
SambaNova is seeking a Principal Engineer to own kernel-level drivers and low-level software for high-speed IO, memory, and networking subsystems within the DataScale® platform and RDU architecture. This role is central to delivering reliable, high-performance AI systems at scale. This is a hands-on Linux kernel and device driver role; it is not an application or platform software role. You will lead software…
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Hiring at SambaNova
SambaNova has 75 open roles right now, 4 of them remote. Most are in Engineering, Marketing & Community and Operations. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $218K. See all its roles
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