Staff Software Engineer- Machine Learning Hardware Modeling

$175,000 - $205,000/Yr

Lightmatter - Mountain View, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Mountain View, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Lightmatter is seeking talented software engineers to contribute to the development of the next generation of AI processors and large-scale systems. This role involves simulations and analysis of design concepts and planned hardware, playing a crucial part in the hardware-software co-design of future systems. The position offers an opportunity to work on innovative technology that has the potential to transform the architecture of large-scale computers.

Responsibilities

• Design, development, and maintenance of functional and performance models for design concepts and planned hardware, at both the subsystem and system levels.
• Participate in the co-design process by working closely with both hardware and software teams, providing initial pathfinding analysis, developing early analytical models, and more detailed event-based simulations, improving fidelity as designs progress.
• Collaborate with machine learning and compiler teams to construct and evaluate the performance of machine learning workloads.
• Contribute to successful execution for planned hardware by building detailed cycle approximate performance and functional models that help drive microarchitectural design and validation.

Requirements

• BS or higher in computer/software engineering, electrical engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of industry experience in hardware modeling, system simulation, computer architecture, or related fields
• Proficient with C++ and Python

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with machine inference and training learning workloads
• Experience with modeling and analysis of machine learning accelerator architectures and/or large-scale distributed systems
• Proficient developing in a Linux-based environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401k matching
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Paid Family Leave
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Flexible, hybrid workplace model
• Stock Option Plan
• Competitive compensation