# System Software Engineer, Node & Cluster Management 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: 2026-07-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/matx/9dcbd69a-c419-4d21-a468-2d3ba1eb0d68
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/matx-system-software-engineer-node-and-cluster-management/

## About the role

Design and build the node-level management plane for MatX's AI systems: expose node health, inventory, telemetry, and control operations through HTTP/REST endpoints (e.g., Redfish-style or custom APIs) Design and implement cluster management solutions and failover algorithms to minimize downtime

## What they're looking for

- BS or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, with 8+ years in systems software — this is not a pure web-services role, deep low-level systems experience is required
- Strong hands-on Linux systems development experience, including low-level userspace software, comfortable reading and debugging kernel driver and daemon code
- Strong programming skills in C plus a systems language suited to services and tooling (Go, Rust, C++, and/or Python)
- Experience designing and building HTTP/REST APIs and CLI tools for hardware or infrastructure management
- Solid understanding of how the pieces underneath your APIs actually work — device drivers, telemetry paths, PCIe device behavior, BMC-managed subsystems — and the instinct to go look when something misbehaves
- Experienced debugging across API, daemon, kernel, firmware, and hardware boundaries

Tags: Hardware