6 months ago
San Jose, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$164k - $212k/yr
Responsibilities
- Conduct original research in operating systems, kernels, file systems, and networking to improve performance and dependability.
- Design, implement, or rearchitect system components to meet performance and safety goals.
- Define long-term systems software architecture and roadmaps for the smart electric vehicle domain.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy research outcomes in real-world production systems.
- Optimize systems from high-level architecture through low-level implementation and assembly instructions.
Requirements
- Master’s or Ph.D. in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
- Research experience in operating systems, virtualization, and system security.
- In-depth knowledge of computer architecture and expertise in at least one of x86, Arm, or RISC-V.
- Proficiency in C, assembly, and Rust.
- Ability to understand, organize, improve, diagnose, and solve issues in complex systems software.
- Ability to conduct independent research and collaborate effectively.
- Preferred: Ph.D. or Ph.D. candidacy with expected graduation within 6–12 months.
- Preferred: publications in systems conferences such as SOSP, OSDI, EuroSys, DSN, or ASPLOS.
- Preferred: experience building kernels, operating systems, hypervisors, file systems, or network stacks from scratch.
- Preferred: hands-on microkernel and multiserver operating system experience.
- Preferred: familiarity with formal verification methods.
Benefits
- Medical coverage through Anthem Blue Cross and Kaiser HMO, including $0 employee-only coverage options.
- Dental and vision plans with options offering $0 paycheck contribution for employees and eligible dependents.
- Company-paid HSA contribution, healthcare and dependent-care FSAs, and a 401(k) with Brokerage Link.
- Company-paid life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Sick and vacation time, 13 paid holidays, paid parental leave, and paid disability leave subject to eligibility periods.
- Voluntary life and AD&D coverage, pet insurance, commuter benefits, mobile phone credit, free lunch and snacks, onsite gym, and employee discounts and perks.
About NIO Inc.
NIO Inc. builds and sells premium smart electric vehicles, plus services such as Battery-as-a-Service and autonomous driving subscriptions. The public company, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Jiading, Shanghai, designs, develops, and jointly manufactures models like the ES8, ET5, and ET7, and operates in China and parts of Europe; its shares trade on the NYSE and Singapore Exchange.