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.

Kandou’s architecture is not just an incremental improvement — it’s a foundational shift in how AI hardware is built for the future.

We are actively seeking a Software Architect based in one of the following locations: India (Hyderabad/Bangalore), UK (Reading/Cambridge) Switzerland (Lausanne).

Responsibilities

Architect CMIS 5.x stack (DataPath State Machine, VDM, I2C/MCTP, FW-SW interface)

Lead host interop tests for hyperscalers (Meta, AWS, etc.), build test matrix and regression suite

Develop manufacturing test orchestration (ATE integration, yield analytics, on-chip stimulus)

Build telemetry pipeline from FW to host/cloud (formats, compression, SDK APIs)

Own customer SDK and tools (C/Python, CLI, log analysis), release management

Ensure standards compliance (CMIS 5.x, OSFP MSA, SFF-8024, OIF)

Travel: Up to 25% (customer engagement, manufacturing, standards)

Skills

Good knowledge of C/C++, Python, systems language (Go/Rust); CI/CD, conformance tests

Good knowledge of I2C/MCTP, SFF-8024, vendor extensions

Good understanding of standards implementation (OIF, SFF, IEEE mgmt-plane)

Good knowledge of architecture documentation (SHALL/MUST, REQ traceability)

Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and responsibility

Good communication and reporting skills

Experience

Principal / Senior Staff (8-10 years post-degree)

8-10 years high-speed interconnect software (module SW, management, test, SDK)

CMIS 4.x/5.x implementation and OSFP MSA experience

Hyperscaler interop with NIC/switch ASICs (Nvidia, Broadcom)

Test software architecture with ATE/yields

Manufacturing and field support experience

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (MS preferred)

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 really love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It!

https://www.kandou.ai/