AI Runtime System Software Engineer - Linux Kernel

MatX's mission is to make the world's best AI models run as efficiently as physics allows, bringing the world years ahead in AI quality and availability. We are seeking silicon verification engineers to join our team and create best-in-class silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI. Successful candidates will be responsible for delivering performant and functionally accurate silicon across compute, memory management, high-speed connectivity, and other key technologies.As an AI Runtime System Software Engineer reporting to our Systems Software Lead, you will contribute to the System Software Team. You will join a talented group of engineers helping us create best-in-class silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI, seeing your ideas come to life and the impact of your work.What You'll DoWork closely with architecture teams, silicon design teams, and other software/firmware teams to architect, design, and implement scalable and high-performance system software components, including device drivers in Linux, low-level libraries, and daemons.Deliver unit-tests for all software components being developed, including kernel-level software.Collaborate with ML and compiler teams to understand how to optimize the system software stack for ML training and inference workloads.Optimize CPU/memory subsystems for the host system stack.Optimize movement of ML data to and from the accelerator, job scheduling, and synchronization.Write debug and performance-monitoring utilities.Profile performance and look for opportunities to reduce operating-system overheads.Influence the design of next-generation accelerators and the host system software stack.Design system software components to improve system observability and resiliency.Design and implement cluster-management solutions and failover algorithms to minimize downtime.Bring up and help debug issues during new chip bring-up in close collaboration with hardware engineers.Productize system software stack across various CPU ISAs and operating system versions.Who You AreBS or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, with 8+ years of experience in Linux, low-level libraries, and device drivers in the Linux kernel.Strong hands-on development experience in Linux and the ability to read hardware data sheets and register definitions to program hardware devices.Experience in user-facing software bring-up on new custom silicon.In-depth knowledge of computer hardware and system architecture.Good understanding of low-level operating-system interfaces – threads, process management, memory management, and so forth.Experience debugging issues related to complex hardware-software interaction.The role requires a hybrid work model: you will be in our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week, Tuesday through Thursday.Bonus Points If You HaveExperience in hardware bring-up, simulation, and emulation environments.Good understanding of system-level architecture, interrupts, memory-mapped I/O, direct memory access, computer systems interconnect, memory hierarchy, and related topics.Performance tuning and optimization in kernel drivers and modules, low-level libraries.Compensation0-5 years of experience – $120,000 – $200,000 + equity5-10 years of experience – $120,000 – $300,000 + equity10+ years of experience – $120,000 – $400,000 + equityWhat We OfferA Stake in our Success – a cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise.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 professional development (conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities).Team Connection – team lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls.Financial Well-being – 401(k) 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 Extras – $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 Wi-Fi expense reimbursement.As part of our dedication to diversity and inclusive work experience, MatX is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of protected characteristics as defined by federal, state, or local laws.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. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.MatX does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People team, and any resumes submitted are deemed to be the property of MatX.J-18808-Ljbffr