Founding Technical Staff Engineer, Applied AI

Kindredventures; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity stake

Fast-paced startup environment

Job summary

Kindredventures is seeking a Founding Member of the Technical Staff (Applied AI) to innovate at the intersection of chip design and AI. This role involves designing AI agents for core chip-design tasks and partnering with machine learning teams to optimize workflows.

The ideal candidate holds an MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field and has a solid background in RTL design. You will work in a fast-paced startup environment that challenges you with cutting-edge AI-driven chip design opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Strong industry experience as an RTL design or Design Verification engineer.
• Excellent software engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI agents for chip-design tasks.
• Own end-to-end agent workflows and tool usage.
• Partner closely with ML research teams.

Skills

Hardware Background

Software Engineering

Builder Mindset

Curiosity for AI

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

Typescript

Job description

Kindredventures is seeking a Founding Member of the Technical Staff (Applied AI) to innovate at the intersection of chip design and AI. This role involves designing AI agents for core chip-design tasks and partnering with machine learning teams to optimize workflows.

The ideal candidate holds an MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field and has a solid background in RTL design. You will work in a fast-paced startup environment that challenges you with cutting-edge AI-driven chip design opportunities.