Software Technical Program Manager, Groq

$208.8-365.4k

+ Equity

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

AI semiconductor chip manufacturer

Job no longer available

AI semiconductor chip manufacturer

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingMachine Learning

Job no longer available

$208.8-365.4k

+ Equity

Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from US

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingMachine Learning

Company mission

To increase developer velocity in machine learning by leading the way with simple, fast, innovative solutions.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Self-motivated, intrepid, problem-solver
Has been a SW engineer previously, and enjoys SW engineering
Expert at establishing, maintaining trusting relationships
Can work collaboratively as well as independently and knows when to employ both
Comfortable with ambiguity but actively seek clarity
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally not only within development engineering but with HW teams as well
Demonstrated ability to work using hybrid SW methodologies, ranging from highly informal to SAFe or similar, structured methodologies
Comfortable working in an highly dynamic environment where priorities change rapidly
Ability to understand and communicate complex concepts (e.g., plans, decisions, metrics, etc.) clearly, concisely, and in a timely manner
Experience mentoring SW teams and program managers in how to work efficiently and effectively
Experience working in a startup environment with limited resources
Experience working with compilers, firmware, or SaaS products
Experience working in production environments

What the job involves

Guide and organize SW teams toward reliable execution of company priorities
Bridge the gap between SW development and SW production teams to ensure both are working well with one another
Collaborate with development, production, infrastructure, and SQA teams to improve appropriate balance of quality responsibilities; develop processes for same
Partner with product, SW, systems, and silicon teams to identify requirements, develop plans, and execution strategies for overall products
Work with SW, infrastructure, SQA, product teams to maintain a well-groomed backlog of work items

Our take

Groq is an exciting semiconductor startup focused on creating advanced chips designed specifically for AI applications, particularly for AI inference, where models use trained data to deliver fast responses.

Groq aims to challenge Nvidia's dominance by focusing on speed and efficiency for AI deployment. While Nvidia's GPUs handle both training and running AI models, Groq's LPUs are optimized for inference tasks. With a recent $640M funding round, Groq plans to scale up and deploy over 100,000 LPUs by 2025.

To achieve this, the company has partnered with companies like Meta and Samsung, as well as sovereign entities like Saudi Aramco, showcasing the company's growth and potential. With its exciting technology, Groq is well-positioned to play a significant role in the AI chip market in the coming years.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-19% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (2.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Sep 2025

$750m

LATE VC

Aug 2024

$640m

SERIES D

Total funding: $1.8bn

Company HQ

Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA

Leadership

Jonathan Ross

(Founder & CEO)

Majored in Mathematics and Computer Science at NYU. Joined Google as a Software Engineer in 2011, and was promoted to Hardware Engineer in 2013. Co-founded Google's Tensor Processing Unit. Was also a Rapid Evaluator at Google X, and then founded Groq in 2016, acting as its CTO before becoming the CEO in 2018.

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