Server Technology Architect Calxeda, Inc.
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Server Technology Architect
Calxeda is bringing revolutionary computational efficiency to the data center, leveraging the ultra-low-power ARM architecture as the foundation for next generation server designs. Calxeda's platform will consume as little as 1/10th of the power of today's best-in-class servers, enabling data centers to realize significant reduction in capital expenses, power, space and cooling. The Calxeda platform is specifically designed for servers, scaling efficiently to thousands of processor nodes, with unique network and storage acceleration, and is further enhanced with management technology to deliver true "energy-proportional" computing.
And this is where you come in. The Calxeda team is looking for the best talent in the industry to join our quest in changing the industry. If you fit the qualifications below and want to make a difference in a company looking to impact an entire industry, then we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
-Work with a cross-functional team to collaboratively define the vision, definition, and architecture for leadership server SOC, software, and system products in the low-power and power optimized server and storage markets.
-Heavy participation in I/O and server fabric specification, contribute to micro-architecture definition, fabric architectural modeling, and fabric validation.
-Interface with external vendors, partners, and customers, as well as other internal teams including hardware and software engineering, product marketing, and systems engineering.
Education & Qualifications:
This role requires both significant breadth and depth. Although you may not be an expert at all of the following technology areas, the ideal candidate will have a base level of understanding in most or all of these areas, as well as deep subject level expertise in a subset of these areas:
-Masters or PhD degree in CS or EE and 5+ years of industry experience in a server-focused technology definition and architecture.
-Good understanding of computer and processor architecture including cache and memory subsystem design, I/O design, and architectural design issues to creating well-balanced computer servers.
-Experience with server performance measurement and analysis, as well as predictive analytic and simulation modeling of computer architectures.
-Experience with architecture and design issues related to power optimization across compute and I/O subsystems.
-Understanding of current processor interconnects technologies including HyperTransport, QPI, and AXI.
-Solid understanding of server I/O including PCIe, SAS, SATA, and Flash /SSD.
-Solid understanding of networking, including layer 2 switching, Converged Ethernet, DCB and network processor / network switch micro-architecture.
-Solid understanding of server storage technologies including SAN, NAS, iSCSI, and FCoE.
-Understanding of server RDMA solutions including Infiniband, Open Fabrics Alliance, and RoCE.
-Solid understanding of virtualization, hardware, software, and server use cases.
-Base understanding of server security features and trends and use of crypto accelerators.
-Base understanding of OS kernels and device drivers.
-Ability to develop prototyping code ideally in C, C++, Java, scripting languages, or Verilog.
-Knowledge and sensitivity to large scale data center network operations issues and requirements.
-Strong communication and documentation skills
Calxeda is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Principals only.
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