MatX · 16 hours ago
Compute Architect
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $200K/yr
0+ years expMatX is designing hardware tailored for the world’s best AI models, aiming to accelerate the availability of intelligence. They are seeking an experienced ML accelerator compute architect to design the next generation of chips, focusing on computational units, memories, and connectivity.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)HardwareManufacturingSemiconductor
No H1B
Responsibilities
Define ISA and microarchitecture for compute, memories, and interconnects
Derive architectural requirements from ML/AI use cases
Author architectural specifications
Specify numeric formats and quantization strategies
Collaborate closely with Research, Software, and Hardware teams
Participate in architecture review, design reviews, and test planning
Support first-silicon bring-up and post-silicon debug
Qualification
Required
Strong background in computer architecture
Ability to estimate area, timing, and power hardware cost, area, and power estimation to inform architectural tradeoffs
Strong fundamentals in latency, throughput, and scalability theory
Knowledge of numeric formats and quantization techniques
Experience with programming and code optimization
Ability to define structured interfaces and bit-level encodings using structs and tagged unions
Strong verbal and written communication 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
All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and work from our offices in Mountain View Tuesdays-Thursdays
This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls
Preferred
Familiarity with parallel execution models such as VLIW, SIMD, or vector architectures
Experience designing custom ML silicon or systems
Benefits
Health & Wellness Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don’t)
Time To Recharge 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
Support to Parents Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
Learning & Development $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
Team Connection Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
Financial Wellbeing 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don’t!
Flexible Spending Accounts Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
Commute On Us For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done!
MatX E[x]tras $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most
Remote Perks We work remotely Monday & Friday, supported by home-tech setup, and remote wifi expense reimbursement
Company
MatX
MatX is an AI chip startup that designs chips that support large language models.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$125MKey Investors
Spark CapitalNat Friedman
2024-11-22Series A· $100M
2024-03-26Seed· $25M
Leadership Team
R
Reiner Pope
Founder and CEO
M
Mike Gunter
Founder and CTO
Recent News
2024-11-24
Company data provided by crunchbase