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MatX

Lead Software Engineer – Kernels

MatX

. Lead the Kernel team as a hands-on engineering technical manager .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeMountain View • California • United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $600,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams while actively contributing to high-performance kernel design and optimization for specialized AI hardware. Proficient in managing stakeholder alignment and navigating complex technical challenges in software and hardware integration.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Engineering Team ManagementKernel Design and OptimizationC/C++ ProgrammingParallelism and SIMD ProgrammingAI Hardware Integration

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Hard Skills
Kernel DevelopmentC ProgrammingC++ ProgrammingAssembly-Level OptimizationGPU/CUDA ProgrammingParallelism TechniquesData ParallelismTensor ParallelismTransformers ImplementationZig Programming
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationCollaboration SkillsStakeholder AlignmentAmbiguity NavigationMentoring
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor of Computer Science
Industry Keywords
AI HardwareMachine LearningSoftware-Stack IntegrationExport Control ComplianceNext-Generation AI Architectures

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AssemblyRustC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the Kernel team as a hands-on engineering technical manager
  • Manage, mentor, and grow a team of kernel engineers and software developers
  • Set technical direction and execute while remaining an active coding contributor
  • Design and implement high-performance compute kernels for specialized AI hardware
  • Design and optimize kernels interfacing directly with hardware
  • Partner with the ML Research team to maximize output and improve diagnostic tools
  • Collaborate with Hardware Engineering to co-design next-generation AI architectures
  • Provide programming-perspective expertise on hardware architecture to ensure seamless software-stack integration
  • Manage escalations and align stakeholders around infrastructure decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 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 using parallelism, SIMD programming, C, assembly-level optimization, or GPU/CUDA programming
  • Experience with 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 founders and stakeholders
  • Experience implementing kernels for ML models such as Transformers (bonus)
  • Experience using and implementing distributed parallelism techniques such as AllReduce, AllToAll, data parallelism, and tensor parallelism (bonus)
  • Familiarity with how compilers work (bonus)
  • Capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license
  • Currently authorized to work in the US

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 4 weeks PTO (accrued) + 12 company Holidays + up to 3 weeks remote work
  • Company-subsidized Medical (Kaiser or Anthem) for employees & dependents
  • Guardian Dental and Vision insurances for employee & dependents
  • Life insurance, plus HSA and FSA offerings via Lively
  • Roth or pre-tax 401K (or both) with a 5% company contribution
  • 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K)
  • Long-term disability and travel insurance
  • $1500 per year Professional Development Budget
  • Onsite team lunch & dinner Monday - Friday
  • 100% paid daily commute via company rideshare, public transportation reimbursement, or Fasttrak card
  • $50/mo MatX E[x]tras perk allowance
  • $35/mo cellular and $40/mo wifi reimbursement
  • Up to $1000 in office setup purchases through Amazon business account
  • 100% paid mental health benefit via SpringHealth and Guardian EAP
  • Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave, 10 weeks pregnancy disability leave, flexible return-to-work hours, and a $6K Family Fund for fertility, surrogacy, adoption, menopausal health, preservation, family counseling and more
  • Equity