Software Engineer - Simulators

Software Engineer - Simulators

Mountain View, CA

MatX is building the world's best chips for training and serving large language models, spanning the entire stack — from silicon and rack design through compilers and kernels to ML models. Our systems deliver best-in-class latency, throughput per dollar, and throughput per watt.

We are seeking highly motivated and detail-oriented software engineers to join our chip simulation team. As an engineer on this team, you will design, develop, and test simulations of our custom hardware. Our team plays a key role in hardware-software co-design, enabling early development of the full software stack.

Join us to shape the future of AI hardware abstraction and optimization!

• Design and implement a Rust-based chip simulator, building a cycle-accurate model of our custom hardware
• Collaborate with simulator customers: architecture, verification/validation, compiler, and runtime teams
• Work closely with hardware architects, building models that shape the silicon design
• Build tooling and infrastructure to aid in efficient correlation, debug, and testing
• Use AI development tools to accelerate your work

• Bachelor of Computer Science or an equivalent degree
• Skilled in Rust, or strongly interested in ramping up
• Outstanding software engineering skills, with a focus on maintainability and performance
• Strong foundation in computer architecture fundamentals
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills
• Able to work from our Mountain View, CA office three days a week (Tuesday-Thursday) as part of this hybrid role

• Experience writing cycle-accurate simulators
• Deep knowledge of ML accelerator architectures
• Experience with benchmarking and optimizing Rust code
• Familiarity with processor, memory, and networking architectures
• An understanding of power, performance, and cost tradeoffs

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 - $250,000 + equity
• Mid Career - $175,000 - $362,500 + equity
• Senior Career - $250,000 - $475,000 + equity

• A Stake in our success: A flexible cash equity compensation mix that fits your needs
• 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