Test Software Developer

Penguin Solutions•Newark, CA

5d•$90,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Penguin Solutions, we are building a team of innovators to shape the future of AI. As part of the AI technology revolution, our teams design, build, deploy, and manage AI factories for enterprises, sovereign AI initiatives, and neocloud providers worldwide. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Penguin Solutions operates globally. For nearly three decades, we have operated at the intersection of memory and AI/HPC infrastructure, positioning us to power the next generation of AI workloads. Penguin Solutions brings together differentiated infrastructure software, advanced memory, compute systems, end-to-end services, and industry-leading partner solutions in a full-stack AI factory platform. We value ideas over hierarchy and believe in servant leadership, empowering employees to take ownership, drive innovation, and grow through challenging work, continuous learning, and exposure to advanced AI tools and technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with typically 3-5 years of relevant experience.
Practical understanding of motherboard architectures, chipset behavior, BIOS/UEFI operations, and hardware-software integration.
Proven experience developing automated hardware test software, including DRAM stress, stability, margining, and thermal characterization.
Hands-on experience setting up, configuring, and maintaining enterprise server hardware for AI inference and workload testing.
Strong proficiency in Python and Bash scripting for full-stack tool creation, test automation, logging, and validation workflows.
Hands-on expertise using Linux motherboard management and low-level communication tools, particularly ipmitool, dmidecode, and i2c-tools.
Demonstrated experience using Cursor or similar AI-assisted development environments to write, debug, refactor, and document software effectively.
Working experience with GitLab and/or GitHub workflows, including branching, pull or merge requests, code reviews, issue tracking, and disciplined commits.
Excellent interpersonal skills with strong English verbal and written communication capabilities for local, cross-site, and international teams.
Ability to work with moderate independence, break down ambiguous validation needs, and contribute to reusable tools, documentation, and coding standards.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy automated testing frameworks and software tools for server and enterprise motherboards, emphasizing maintainability and repeatability.
Develop Python, Bash, and Linux-based applications that interact with motherboard chipsets, BIOS/UEFI, and low-level hardware interfaces for automated validation.
Create and maintain test methodologies targeting DRAM performance, stability, margining, and thermal characterization on motherboards.
Configure enterprise-grade server systems to execute AI inference and heavy workload testing, evaluating hardware behavior under realistic stress conditions.
Utilize and script against Linux-based diagnostic and management tools, including ipmitool, dmidecode, and i2c-tools, to monitor and troubleshoot hardware.
Use Cursor to accelerate software development, debugging, refactoring, documentation, and test-case generation while maintaining reviewable code quality.
Collaborate through GitLab and/or GitHub using repositories, branches, commits, pull or merge requests, code reviews, and issue tracking.
Work closely with Hardware Engineering, Validation, and Manufacturing teams to translate complex diagnostics into reliable automated applications for continuous testing and validation.