Senior Principal Engineer

The era of pervasive AI has arrived. In this era, organizations will use generative AI to unlock hidden value in their data, accelerate processes, reduce costs, drive efficiency and innovation to fundamentally transform their businesses and operations at scale.

SambaNova Suite™ is the first full-stack, generative AI platform, from chip to model, optimized for enterprise and government organizations. Powered by the intelligent SN40L chip, the SambaNova Suite is a fully integrated platform, delivered on-premises or in the cloud, combined with state-of-the-art open-source models that can be easily and securely fine-tuned using customer data for greater accuracy. Once adapted with customer data, customers retain model ownership in perpetuity, so they can turn generative AI into one of their most valuable assets.

About the team

Our SambaStack inference serving platform is pushing the boundaries of generative AI and large language models. We are a team of passionate innovators tackling some of the world’s most challenging computational problems.

About the role

SambaNova is hiring Principal Software Engineers for the SambaStack platform.

We help enterprises and service providers host their own AI inference platforms, powered by our state-of-the-art RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit) architecture.

Our cloud-agnostic, enterprise-grade inference serving platform enables seamless deployment, management, and scaling of foundation model workloads at production scale.

As a Principal Software Engineer on the SambaStack team, you will:

Improve performance, scalability, and reliability

Introduce new features and platform capabilities

Design and build components for a state-of-the-art inference serving platform

Drive technical execution across critical infrastructure initiatives

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the intersection of:

AI infrastructure

Enterprise software

Developer experience

Responsibilities

Some of your responsibilities will include:

Ensure stability, scalability, and performance of the AI inference platform

Collaborate with ML, Product Managers, QA, and DevOps teams

Develop components using Python, Go, and Rust

Build and improve testing frameworks and automation

Design and implement systems for new AI inference challenges

Drive engineering excellence and software quality across the platform

Basic qualifications

8-12 years of software engineering experience

Experience building backend systems in Python, Go, or Rust

Strong experience with Unit testing, Integration testing, and End-to-end testing frameworks

Solid understanding of Kubernetes and Helm Charts

Strong understanding of distributed systems and experience building scalable, reliable services

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams

Knowledge of software development best practices and coding standards

Preferred qualifications

Experience with Kubernetes ecosystem, including:

Familiarity with AI inference serving and orchestration

Experience with AI coding assistants and related technologies

Knowledge of ML application optimization and productionization

Ability to design and build cloud-native systems

  Base Salary Range:

Base Pay Range ₹8,900,000 — ₹10,800,000 INR

Submission Guidelines Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at SambaNova Systems, you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. 

EEO Policy SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Benefits Summary for US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.