MatX is focused on developing cutting-edge AI solutions that integrate hardware and software for optimal performance. The AI Tooling Engineer will work on creating reinforcement learning environments, evaluating model performance, and solving complex hardware/software optimization challenges.
Responsibilities
- RL environments to teach frontier LLMs how to design hardware and write kernels
- Evals to measure model performance across frontier vendors for MatX tasks
- Difficult hardware / software optimization puzzles that challenge even the latest frontier models
- Build tools for making these puzzles easier for both LLMs and humans
Skills
- 0 - 2 years experience with systems programming using Rust / Python / HDLs
- Linux / Docker experience is a must
- Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or a related field
- 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
- Non-coursework projects preferred; in HDL, RTL experience preferred
- Experience optimizing hardware for area / timing / power
- ML experience, especially with LLMs
- Experience with CLI coding agents: incl. Codex / Claude Code / Gemini CLI
Benefits
- A Stake in our success. A cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise
- Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don’t)
- 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
- $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
- Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
- 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don’t!
- Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
- For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done!
- $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most
- We work remotely Monday & Friday, supported by home-tech setup, and remote wifi expense reimbursement
Company Overview
MatX is an AI semiconductor company that designs custom chips and hardware architectures to support large language models. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://matx.com.
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