Lead Software Engineer, Kernels

Overview In this role, you lead MatX's Kernel team to design and optimize high-performance compute kernels that run on our specialized AI hardware. You will mentor and grow a team while actively coding and collaborating with ML and hardware groups to align software with the hardware roadmap. Your work directly enables scalable ML workloads for AGI, shaping the software stack from kernel design to execution. You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate complex trade-offs into actionable hardware-software integration decisions. This is a hands-on leadership role at the core of our mission to build the compute platform for AGI. Compensation / Benefits4 weeks PTO (accrued)12 company holidaysremote work up to 3 weeksmedical, dental, and vision insurance401K with company contributionprofessional development budget ResponsibilitiesBuild and mentor a team of kernel engineers and software developersDesign and optimize kernels interfacing with hardwareCollaborate with ML Research and Hardware Engineering teamsProvide hardware-architecture guidance from a programmer's perspective for seamless software integration Key requirements2+ years of engineering team management experience7+ years of hands-on engineering experienceBachelor of Computer Science or equivalentExperience optimizing software for specialized hardware (parallelism, SIMD, C, assembly-level, or GPU/CUDA)Proficiency in at least one of: assembly, C++, C, Zig, or RustAbility to navigate ambiguity and align stakeholders around infrastructure decisionsStrong communication and cross-functional collaboration skillsleadershipcross-functional collaborationclear communicationkernel design and optimizationhardware-aware software optimizationparallelism and SIMD techniques