# BMC Firmware Engineer at MatX

- Company: MatX
- What the company does: We make the best chips physically possible for the large model needs of frontier labs.
- Company website: https://matx.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Mountain View
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-21
- Apply by: 2026-11-05
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/matx/7684942f-9486-4f8e-a0d1-8749901ae48c
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/matx-bmc-firmware-engineer/

## About the role

Design, build, and ship OpenBMC firmware for our custom compute boards, where the BMC manages our in-house AI ASICs — from early bring-up on reference hardware through production deployment Own the Yocto/OpenEmbedded-based build, board port, and device trees (U-Boot and Linux kernel) for our BMC SoC

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of experience in BMC firmware and embedded Linux development, with hands-on OpenBMC experience from board bring-up through production
- Strong C/C++ and solid Python or Bash, deep Linux fundamentals spanning user space, the driver model, and kernel internals
- Proficient with Yocto/OpenEmbedded, U-Boot, and device trees, experience with BMC SoCs such as ASPEED or Nuvoton
- Board bring-up experience with low-level buses and interfaces: I2C/I3C, SPI, eSPI/LPC, SMBus, UART, PCIe, JTAG
- Working knowledge of platform management standards: IPMI/KCS, Redfish, and DMTF protocols (MCTP, PLDM, SPDM)
- Experience with thermal/power management, firmware update mechanisms, and firmware security (secure boot, root of trust, attestation) is a strong plus

Tags: Hardware