SiMa.ai · 1 week ago
Sr. Principal SW Engineer, DSP and Algorithms (AI2467)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$240K/yr - $317K/yr
15+ years expSiMa.ai is a company focused on advanced processing technologies, and they are seeking a Sr. Principal SW Engineer to lead the development of DSP and algorithms for audio and video applications. The role involves architecting and implementing processing functions, optimizing performance, and collaborating with hardware teams for next-generation solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Embedded SystemsMachine LearningSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Help implement customer processing pipelines that include Deep Neural Networks (DNNs), Large Multimodal Models (LMM) for audio and video applications
Architect, Design and Implement Audio and Video Processing functions (APIs) for ML applications using on chip vector DSP and ARM NEON processors
Design and implement Python reference processing modules
Design and implement Gstreamer algorithm plugins for applications
Measure accuracy and throughput of processing modules and optimize performance and accuracy to meet requirements
Work with chip hardware team to define next generation algorithmic compute blocks
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in Physics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with 15+ years of experience developing system software for complex vision, audio, image or video processing applications
A strong knowledge of DSP, Image, Audio, Video, Computer Vision Algorithms and Frameworks is required, including common libraries like OpenCV and OpenCL
Good programming skills in C, C++ and Python in a Linux environment
Preferred
Experience with DSPs, GPGPUs, SIMD or VLIW instruction sets such as ARM Neon, TI DSP, or any Vision processor like Cadence Tensilica, CEVA, RISC-V, Xilinx Versal, etc
Strong mathematical foundation in algorithms, DSP and deep learning
History of optimizing algorithms to align to HW platform capabilities, both for processing and memory transfer performance
Experience with 2D and 3D DMA programming and performance tuning
2+ years of experience bringing up SoCs from scratch
Company
SiMa.ai
SiMa.ai is a developer of machine learning technology to deliver a software-centric platform.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$355MKey Investors
Maverick CapitalMSD PartnersFidelity
2025-08-01Series C· $85M
2024-04-04Series B· $70M
2023-06-13Series B· $13M
Leadership Team
Krishna Rangasayee
Founder and CEO
Alvin K. Wong
Vice President - Product Management
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