Lead Architect, SambaNova Systems

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) with 10+ years (or equivalent) of experience in ASIC design
• Deep understanding of the architecture of ML accelerators or CPUs/GPUs
• Extensive knowledge of NoC protocols and topologies, memory address space, QoS, and DMA
• Proven track record of delivering high bandwidth and low latency in multi-agent network-on-chip designs
• Strong hands-on experience in authoring architecture and microarchitecture specifications
• Technical or team leadership experience
• Highly motivated, independent, organized, and strong communication skills
• If you're passionate about designing high-performance, distributed systems and want to lead the architectural evolution of AI infrastructure, we want to hear from you

Desirable

• We’re seeking a Lead Architect, SoC to join our talented HW team—a group of engineers who have a proven track record of building software that directly powers advanced AI workloads and scientific computing
• As a key technical leader, you will be responsible for designing and architecting our end to end memory performance and solution
• Define the network-on-chip (NoC) and memory subsystem architecture specifications
• Conduct value, feasibility, and cost studies to define the feature set
• Design a performant, reliable, and user-friendly NoC and memory microarchitecture
• Collaborate with silicon / system / SW teams to ensure cross-functional convergence of architecture
• Lead the execution of NoC and memory subsystems to achieve functional, performance, and PPA closure
• Work with compiler and runtime software teams to enhance cross-functional ML model performance
• Mentor and lead junior engineers