# ASIC Architect, Principal (AI Inference) at Positron AI

- Company: Positron AI
- What the company does: About Positron AI Positron AI is building next-generation AI inference accelerators designed from the ground up for low-latency, high-throughput large language model inference. Backed by NEA.
- Company website: https://www.positron.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote (United States)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $200K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/positron/jobs/6bc9d718-770b-48da-b9ea-d86b70705d39
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/positron-ai-asic-architect-principal-ai-inference/

## About the role

We're looking for an exceptional Principal ASIC Architect to help define the future of AI inference hardware. You will collaborate across architecture, software, machine learning, systems, and silicon implementation to design next-generation AI accelerators capable of serving rapidly evolving frontier models. This role requires exceptional technical breadth, balancing mathematical understanding, ML trends, systems architecture, and practical silicon implementation.

## What they're looking for

- 15+ years of experience in ASIC architecture
- Deep expertise in AI accelerator design and high-performance SoCs
- Hands-on experience building performance models for memory systems and interconnects
- Strong hardware/software co-design ability
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Tags: Engineering