Test Software Developer

Penguin Solutions•Newark, NJ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Test Software Developer in Newark, CA to design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks for advanced motherboards. This role requires the ability to work with moderate independence, translate hardware validation needs into reliable software tools, and contribute to maintainable team coding practices. Your core focus will include motherboard, chipset, and BIOS/UEFI interaction, with special emphasis on DRAM testing, thermal characterization, and AI inference workload testing. You will use Cursor as a primary AI-assisted development environment and collaborate through GitLab and/or GitHub using disciplined branching, code review, merge request, and issue-tracking workflows.

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.