AI Silicon Architect

MatX

$120K — $500K+*
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expertise in CPU, GPU, or AI accelerator architecture
  • Experience in system performance analysis and optimization
  • Proficient in programming and code optimization
  • Excellent written communication skills
  • Willingness to work hybrid schedule (3 days in office)

Responsibilities

  • Develop and own hardware architecture for products
  • Understand customer use cases and workload performance
  • Produce specifications for architecture and requirements
  • Estimate hardware area, timing, and power for design decisions
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Research and Software
  • Interface with both vendors and customers
  • Handle architectural responsibilities involving parallel compute and distributed systems

Benefits

  • 4 weeks PTO plus 12 company holidays
  • Company-subsidized health insurance for employees and dependents
  • Up to 5% 401K company contribution
  • $1500 annual professional development budget
  • Onsite team meals Monday-Friday
  • 100% covered daily commute
  • Monthly allowance for personal perks
  • Reimbursement for cell and internet expenses
  • Paid mental health benefits
  • Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave and related support
  • Significant AI tooling resources to enhance productivity
Full Job Description
What You'll Do Here
  • Develop, support, and own hardware architecture throughout the product lifecycle
  • Deeply understand customer use cases, workload performance, and ML systems research
  • Produce requirements and architecture specifications
  • Estimate hardware area, timing, and power to inform architectural trade-offs
  • Collaborate closely with Research, Software, and Hardware teams
  • Interface with vendors and customers
  • Architectural Responsibilities May Include:
    • Parallel Compute: SIMD, Vector, VLIW, and other parallel execution models
    • Data Movement: Efficient storage and communication across memory and network fabrics
    • Distributed Systems: Workload mapping, bottleneck analysis, and scalable distributed systems

Who You Are
  • Expertise in modern high-performance CPU, GPU, or AI accelerator architecture and hardware/software interactions
  • Experience analyzing and optimizing system performance using diverse tools and methodologies
  • Proficiency in programming and code optimization
  • Excellent writing skills
  • This is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week on Tuesday through Thursday

Compensation

The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation.
  • Early Career - $120,000 - $275,000 + equity
  • Mid Career - $175,000 - $450,000 + equity
  • Senior Career - $275,000 - $600,000 + equity

What We Offer
  • Time off: 4 weeks PTO (accrued) + 12 company Holidays + up to 3 weeks remote work
  • Health: Company-subsidized Medical (Kaiser or Anthem) for employees & dependents, Guardian Dental and Vision insurances for employee & dependents, and life insurance (employee only), plus HSA and FSA offerings via Lively.
  • Financial Wellbeing: Choose from Roth IRA/ 401K (or both) retirement plans with up to 5% company contribution to 401K (even if you don't contribute). Also, 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K) and long-term disability insurances.
  • Professional Development: $1500 Professional Development Budget (per year)
  • Team Meals: MatX provides onsite team lunch & dinner Monday - Friday, with your choice of ordering via WeBox, Specialty's or via our reimbursement system
  • Commute on Us: Commute on our company Uber account, or reimburse your train rides. Either way, we pay 100% for your daily commute.
  • MatX E[x]tras: $50/mo to use on the perk you value most
  • Cell & Internet Reimbursement: $35/mo for cellular and $40/mo for wifi
  • Mental Wellbeing: 100% paid mental health benefit via SpringHealth and Guardian EAP.
  • Support to Parents: Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave regardless of path to parenthood, 10 weeks pregnancy disability leave, flexible return-to-work hours, and Benepass reproductive health & parental benefit.
  • AI Resources: Up to $20K/month plus a dedicated internal AI Tooling Team to support your productivity

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