What MatX Is Building
MatX is on a mission to be the compute platform for AGI. We are developing vertically integrated full-stack solutions from silicon to systems including hardware and software to train and run the largest ML workloads for AGI.
We are seeking a hands-on engineering TLM to lead the Kernel team. You will manage, mentor, and grow a team of kernel engineers while setting technical direction and executing. At the same time, you will be an active coding contributor by designing and implementing high-performance compute kernels for specialized AI hardware.
You will partner with the ML team to maximize output and improve diagnostic tools, and collaborate with hardware to co-design next-generation AI architectures.
What You'll Do Here
- Manage, mentor, and build a team of highly specialized kernel engineers and software developers
- Design and optimize kernels that interface directly with our hardware
- Work in partnership with our ML Research and Hardware Engineering teams
- Provide expertise and guidance on hardware architecture from a programmer's perspective, ensuring seamless integration with the software stack
Who You Are
- 2+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent degree
- Experience optimizing software for specialized hardware, employing techniques such as parallelism, SIMD programming, C, assembly-level optimization, or GPU/CUDA programming
- Language: at least one of assembly, C++, C, Zig, or Rust
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, manage escalations, and align stakeholders around infrastructure decisions.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of translating complex technical trade-offs with the founders and stakeholders
Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience implementing kernels for ML models such as Transformers
- Experience using and implementing distributed parallelism techniques such as AllReduce, AllToAll, data parallelism, tensor parallelism.
- Familiarity with how compilers work
Compensation
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.
- Financial Security: Choose from Roth or pre-tax 401K (or both) with a 5% company contribution (even if you don't contribute), 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K), long-term disability and travel insurance.
- Professional Development: $1500 per year Professional Development Budget
- 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: We pay 100% for your daily commute. Commute via our company rideshare account, reimburse public transportation, or get a Fasttrak card (or all three)
- 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
- Remote Home Setup: Use our Amazon business account for up to $1000 in office setup purchases.
- 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 a $6K Family Fund to cover fertility, surrogacy, adoption, menopausal health, preservation, family…