BMC Engineer
Molten Ventures (formerly Draper Esprit) is a European venture capital firm that has spent twenty years backing founders and innovators driving Europe's technology transformation. It invests capital alongside experience, energy, and partnership to help visionary technology companies scale, serving high-growth startups and scale-ups across Europe.
About Molten Ventures
Molten Ventures is a publicly listed venture capital firm focused on backing visionary founders building Europe's technology future. Beyond providing capital, the firm offers portfolio companies experience, energy, and partnership to help them scale faster and go further. Its portfolio includes companies that have collectively reached more than 50 million customers, crossed the $200m ARR mark, sold more than 7 million devices, and achieved notable public market outcomes including IPOs at market caps of £1bn and nearly £9bn. The firm operates seed funds, evaluates new investment opportunities and pitch decks from founders, maintains an investor portal for its shareholders, and publishes sustainability reporting covering responsible investment and portfolio engagement practices.
Skills
About the Role
You will contribute to the design and development of the Baseboard Management Controller and Rack Management Controller software stack for next-generation AI server-class systems. Working under guidance from senior engineers, you will support the development and integration of system management features for large-scale datacenter environments. You'll collaborate closely with BMC, firmware, and hardware engineering teams, help develop kernel drivers, system services and APIs, and grow your knowledge of system architecture, hardware interfaces, and OpenBMC components.
Requirements
- Bachelor's/Master's/PhD or equivalent experience in relevant field
- Programming experience in at least two of: C, C++, Rust, Python
- Understanding of Linux fundamentals (distributions, packaging, deployment, system services)
- Basic understanding of embedded or low-level systems development
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively and deliver assigned tasks reliably
- Motivation to learn and solve technical problems
- Exposure to embedded Linux environments (e.g., Yocto)
- Awareness of OpenBMC or similar systems
- Basic knowledge of hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, GPIO, etc.)
- Awareness of Redfish or system management concepts
- Interest in datacenter or server systems
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design and implementation of OpenBMC-based solutions for AI server platforms
- Work collaboratively with BMC, firmware, and hardware engineering teams
- Support development of system components such as kernel drivers, system services, and APIs
- Assist in debugging issues, fixing bugs, and improving product quality
- Contribute to code reviews, design discussions, and test planning
- Support Agile development processes within the team
- Build knowledge of system architecture, hardware interfaces, and OpenBMC components
Benefits
- Annual leave policy
- Medical and dental health plans
- Gym card
- Employee pension (matched up to 4%)
- Flexible approach to interview