System Software Engineer

MatXs mission is to make the world’s best AI models run as efficiently as allowed by physics, bringing the world years ahead in AI quality and availability. MatX is seeking System Software Engineer to join our team as we create best-in-class silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI. Successful candidates for these roles will be responsible for delivering performant and functionally accurate silicon for MatX products across compute, memory management. High-speed connectivity and other key technologies.

As an System Software Engineer reporting to our Systems Software Lead, youll contribute to the System Software Team. Youll join a talented group of engineers helping us to create best-in-class silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI. As part of a small team, youll help see your ideas come to life and see the impacts of your work.

What Youll Do Here

• Work closely with the 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 softwares
• CPU/memory subsystem optimization for the host system stack
• Write debug and performance monitoring utilities
• Performance profiling, look for opportunities to reduce operating system overheads
• Influence the design of next generations of accelerators, and the host system software stack
• Design system software components to improve system observability, improve 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

• BS or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, with 8+ years of experience in the following areas
• Strong hands-on development experience in Linux, both in low-level userspace libraries as well as device drivers in the Linux kernel
• Ability to read hardware data sheets, register definitions etc. to program hardware devices
• Experience in user-facing software bring-up on new custom silicon
• Strong C programming skills
• In-depth knowledge of computer hardware and system architecture
• Good understanding of low-level operating systems interfaces - threads, process management, memory management etc
• Experience debugging issues related to complex hardware-software interaction
• 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

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience in hardware bring-up, simulation, and emulation environments
• Good understanding of system-level architecture, interrupts, memory mapped IO, direct memory access, computer systems interconnect, memory hierarchy etc
• Performance tuning and optimization in kernel drivers and modules, low-level libraries, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Budgeting, C Programming Language, CPU (Central Processing Unit), Computer Engineering, Computer Firmware, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Systems, Datasheets, Debugging Skills, Device Drivers, Disability Insurance, Diversity, Electrical Engineering, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Failover, Genetics, Health Plan, Kernel Programming, Life Insurance, Linux Drivers, Linux Kernel Drivers, Linux Operating System, Machine Tool, Memory Hardware, Memory Management, Military, Operating Systems, Performance Analysis, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Physics, Process Management, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Recruiting/Staffing Agency, Regulations, Reimbursement, Software Design, Software Development, Software Engineering, State Laws and Regulations, System Architecture, Systems Engineering, Unit Test

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 - $160,000 - $275,000 + equity
• Mid Career - $175,000 - $400,000 + equity
• Senior Career - $250,000 - $600,000 + equity

What We Offer

• Time off: 4 weeks PTO (accrued) + 12 company Holidays + up to 3 weeks remote work
• Health: Company-subsidized Medical (Kaiser or Anthem) for employees & dependents, Guardian Dental and Vision insurances for employee & dependents, and life insurance (employee only), plus HSA and FSA offerings via Lively. See attached benefits 1-pager and full benefits guide for more info on benefits.
• Financial Wellbeing: Choose from Roth IRA/ 401K (or both) retirement plans with up to 5% company contribution to 401K (even if you dont contribute). Also, 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K) and long-term disability insurances.
• Professional Development: $1500 Professional Development Budget (per year)
• Team Meals: MatX provides onsite team lunch & dinner Monday - Friday, with your choice of ordering via WeBox, Specialty’s or via our reimbursement system
• Commute on Us: Commute on our company Uber account, or reimburse your train rides. Either way, we pay 100% for your daily commute.
• MatX E[x]tras: $50/mo to use on the perk you value most
• Cell & Internet Reimbursement: $35/mo for cellular and $40/mo for wifi
• Mental Wellbeing: 100% paid mental health benefit via SpringHealth and Guardian EAP.
• Support to Parents: Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave regardless of path to parenthood, 10 weeks pregnancy disability leave, flexible return-to-work hours, and Benepass reproductive health & parental benefit.
• AI Resources: Up to $20K/month plus a dedicated internal AI Tooling Team to support your productivity