Micro-Architect and RTL Designer

MatX; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance

4 weeks paid time off

401(k) with 5% company contribution

Education reimbursement

Commute reimbursement

$50 per month for perks

Job summary

MatX, based in Mountain View, CA, seeks silicon micro-architects and design engineers dedicated to developing advanced silicon for GenAI. This role involves creating high-performance silicon solutions, contributing to architecture, and owning design deliverables.

Applicants should have experience with SystemVerilog, C/C++, and a strong silicon design background. A hybrid work schedule (3 days on-site) is available, and the compensation ranges from $120,000 to $600,000 based on experience plus equity.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with SystemVerilog, Python, C/C++.
• Production-proven experience on silicon design.
• Familiarity with verification and emulation methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to silicon architecture design.
• Own chip-level silicon design deliverables.
• Plan and drive design reviews for milestones.

Skills

SystemVerilog

Python

C/C++

ASICs

SOCs

Education

Experience in silicon micro-architecture

Hands-on experience with design synthesis

Tools

Design lint

Verification platforms

Job description

Overview

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 machine‑learning workloads for AGI. The role is for silicon micro‑architects and design engineers who will create best‑in‑class silicon for high‑performance and sustainable GenAI. Successful candidates will deliver performant and functionally accurate silicon for MatX products across compute, memory management, high‑speed connectivity, and other key technologies.

What You’ll Do Here

• Contribute to MatX’s silicon architecture‑to‑design methodology with a scalable solution across blocks, subsystems, and full‑chip design.
• Own entire subsystem or subsets and/or chip‑level silicon design deliverables from micro‑architecture to sign‑off ready design.
• Plan and drive intermediate and sign‑off reviews on micro‑architecture and design specifications, execution progress, area and timing closure toward various silicon milestones including design freeze and tape‑out.
• Work closely with the verification, DFT, and physical design co‑owners of the subsystem/block in question and deliver best‑in‑class performance‑power‑area results.

Who You Are

• Concept‑to‑silicon experience driving silicon design for subsystems and/or top‑level functions with ASICs and SOCs from an architecture specification to production silicon.
• 4+ years of experience with SystemVerilog, Python, C/C++ and similar scripting and programming languages for chip design and related flows.
• Production‑proven experience on silicon micro‑architecture and design concepts used in high‑performance compute (CPUs, GPUs, accelerators), high‑speed connectivity, memory management and related functionalities.
• Experience testing designs and working closely with verification teams toward performance and coverage closure goals.
• Hands‑on experience with design synthesis, design lint, and related flows to take designs to high‑quality sign‑off.
• Familiarity with verification, emulation platforms and methodologies is a plus.
• Experience with high‑speed I/O IP is a plus.
• Experience with logic that focuses on moving, storing, or managing data such as caches, buffers, crossbars, etc. is a plus.
• This is a hybrid role that requires working from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).

Compensation

• Early Career: $120,000 – $275,000 + equity.
• Mid Career: $175,000 – $450,000 + equity.
• Senior Career: $275,000 – $600,000 + equity.

What We Offer

• A stake in our success: a cash/equity mix that fits your needs and an option to do early exercise.
• Health & wellness: Company‑subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; pre‑tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution.
• Time to recharge: 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year.
• Support to parents: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood.
• Learning & development: $1,500 yearly toward your professional development (e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities).
• Team connection: Team lunches, quarterly off‑sites, and regular town halls.
• Financial wellbeing: 401(k) and/or Roth IRA with 5% company contribution.
• Flexible spending accounts: Pre‑tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses.
• Commute on us: For those commuting up to 1 hour, the company covers rideshare cost and reimbursements to reclaim drive‑time.
• MatX extras: $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most.
• Remote perks: Working remotely Monday & Friday with support for home‑tech setup and remote Wi‑Fi expense reimbursement.

Equal Employment Opportunity & Legal Requirements

MatX is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

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. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.

MatX does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third‑party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People team; any resumes submitted are deemed to be the property of MatX.