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The Principal Systems Software Engineer joins the team to own complex system modules and fleet automation workflows while defining integration contracts across software, firmware, and hardware. This role involves designing and maintaining software layers to automate hardware provisioning and onboarding for server, storage, networking, and GPU subsystems in a hyperscale environment. The engineer will lead deep-dive investigations into hard faults, manage platform bring-up, and develop features like RAS and high-speed I/O across ARM, AMD, Intel, and custom ASIC/FPGA platforms. Day-to-day tasks include performing cross-layer debugging using logic analyzers, JTAG, and emulators, alongside conducting performance profiling and code reviews. The role addresses the technical challenge of ensuring reliability, security, and fault tolerance for large-scale infrastructure by developing robust firmware components and managing complex API versioning and interoperability strategies across diverse hardware interfaces.