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AI Silicon Architect

MatX · Mountain View (HQ) or Remote · Remote

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About MatX

We make the best chips physically possible for the large model needs of frontier labs.

About the role

Develop, support, and own hardware architecture throughout the product lifecycle Deeply understand customer use cases, workload performance, and ML systems research

What they're looking for

  • 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
More about this role

MatX designs hardware tailored for the world’s best AI models. Our hardware will make a given level of intelligence available 3-5 years sooner. We are developing vertically integrated full-stack solutions from silicon to systems including hardware and software to train and run the world’s largest models. MatX is seeking an Architect to join our team as we create best-in-class silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI. The successful candidate for this role will be responsible for delivering performant silicon architecture at the full-chip or subsystem level.

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

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...

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