Customer Platform, SDK & Interoperability Architect - Randa 1.6T AEC Platform

Kandou AI
Hyderabad, India
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Systems software engineers with API architecture experience and high-speed hardware integration will find this role in customer platform development at Kandou AI.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10+ years of systems software experience and technical leadership in shipping products
    — “10+ years of platform, embedded or systems software experience, including architecture or technical leadership on shipping products.”
  • Individuals with device-adjacent software expertise in networking silicon or comparable high-speed hardware
    — “Device-adjacent software experience on networking silicon, AEC/AOC, optical modules, retimers, storage or comparable high-speed hardware.”
  • Professionals skilled in designing plugin or hook-based architectures for customer-specific logic
    — “Experience designing adaptation, plugin or hook-based architectures that isolate customer-specific logic behind stable interfaces.”

Things to consider

  • This role requires working closely with firmware and validation teams in a collaborative environment.
    — “Partner with firmware, platform validation, product management and field engineering to deliver secure, backward-compatible and supportable customer releases.”
  • The role demands a strong understanding of hardware management protocols like I2C/SMBus or MCTP.
    — “Working knowledge of hardware management and sideband interfaces such as I2C/SMBus, MCTP or similar protocols.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with versioning contracts and backward compatibility in platform development.
    — “Define stable APIs, extension points and versioning contracts that support customer-specific requirements without forking the core platform.”
  • Showcase your ability to convert field requirements into reusable platform capabilities.
    — “Represent Kandou software in customer technical discussions and escalations, converting field requirements into governed, reusable platform capabilities.”
  • Emphasize your hands-on development skills in C/C++ and Python for SDK and management libraries.
    — “Strong API and SDK architecture skills with hands-on C and/or C++ plus Python development.”
  • Demonstrate your experience with test matrices, regression strategies, and qualification processes.
    — “Lead interoperability and qualification across NIC, switch-ASIC and host-BMC platforms; maintain the test matrix, known-failure catalog and regression strategy.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • architected customer-facing software platform
  • led interoperability and qualification across platforms
  • represented Kandou software in customer discussions
Typical background
10+ years of platform, embedded or systems software experienceBS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Skills & requirements

Required

Platform ArchitectureEmbedded SoftwareAPI DesignSDK DevelopmentC And Python DevelopmentInteroperability TestingHardware Management

Preferred

CMISOSFP MSASFF ConventionsRESTGrpcGoRustTelemetry PipelinesDiagnostic AnalyticsHardware-in-loop Lab AutomationSecure Software Supply Chain

Stack & domain

CPythonAPISDKC++I2CSmbusMCTPCMISOSFP MSASFFRESTGrpcGoRustTelemetryDiagnostic AnalyticsPrivacyHardware-in-loopLab AutomationHost EmulationAutomated Interoperability TestingSecure Software Supply ChainArtifact SigningAccess IsolationStandards-group ParticipationLeadershipCommunicationDecision-makingCross-functionalAIHardwareNetworkingAECAOCOptical ModulesRetimersStorageHigh-speed HardwareHyperscalerTier-one OEMProcess ImprovementCost ReductionSupplier ImprovementTechnical DocumentationHardware ManagementSideband InterfacesProtocolLogisticsSupply ChainInventory ManagementProcurementMaterial PlanningProductionEngineeringQualityCustomer ServiceField EngineeringFirmwarePlatform ValidationProduct ManagementField Issue TriageTelemetry PipelinesPrivacy-aware Customer Data HandlingHardware-in-loop Lab Automation

About the role

Original posting from Kandou AI via Ashby

At Kandou, we are redefining the economics of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to democratise AI by significantly reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of hardware systems — a critical barrier to scalable adoption.

Our proprietary MIMO-over-copper technology powers a high-performance, chiplet-based AI memory fabric that is both scalable and energy-efficient. Unlike traditional interconnects, our solution reduces power consumption significantly while preserving high bandwidth and ultra-low latency — unlocking unprecedented efficiency for AI training and inference at scale.

We are looking for a Customer Platform, SDK & Interoperability Architect.

Location: Hyderabad, India

Responsabilities

· Architect the customer-facing software platform for Randa, including the adaptation layer, SDK, diagnostic tools, telemetry interfaces and reference integrations.

· Define stable APIs, extension points and versioning contracts that support customer-specific requirements without forking the core platform.

· Own C and Python management libraries, command-line tools, log-analysis utilities, integration examples and developer documentation.

· Lead interoperability and qualification across NIC, switch-ASIC and host-BMC platforms; maintain the test matrix, known-failure catalog and regression strategy.

· Represent Kandou software in customer technical discussions and escalations, converting field requirements into governed, reusable platform capabilities.

· Partner with firmware, platform validation, product management and field engineering to deliver secure, backward-compatible and supportable customer releases.

Essential Experience

· 10+ years of platform, embedded or systems software experience, including architecture or technical leadership on shipping products.

· Device-adjacent software experience on networking silicon, AEC/AOC, optical modules, retimers, storage or comparable high-speed hardware.

· Strong API and SDK architecture skills with hands-on C and/or C++ plus Python development.

· Experience designing adaptation, plugin or hook-based architectures that isolate customer-specific logic behind stable interfaces.

· Customer or OEM integration experience across NICs, switch platforms, BMCs, drivers or management software.

· Experience with semantic versioning, backward compatibility, release governance and technical documentation for external developers.

· Working knowledge of hardware management and sideband interfaces such as I2C/SMBus, MCTP or similar protocols.

Excellent customer communication, technical decision-making and cross-functional leadership skills; BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

Useful Experience

· CMIS, OSFP MSA, SFF conventions or pluggable-module management software.

· Hyperscaler or tier-one OEM qualification and field-issue triage.

· REST, gRPC, Go or Rust bindings, and schema-driven API development.

· Telemetry pipelines, diagnostic analytics and privacy-aware customer data handling.

· Hardware-in-loop lab automation, host emulation and automated interoperability testing.

· Secure software supply chain, artifact signing, access isolation and standards-group participation.

If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing Company, with an exciting future then we would love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It!!

Source: Kandou AI careers (Ashby)

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