Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Groq
GroqCloud
$226-305k
+ Equity
2 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
AI semiconductor chip manufacturer
Job no longer available
AI semiconductor chip manufacturer
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$226-305k
+ Equity
2 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To increase developer velocity in machine learning by leading the way with simple, fast, innovative solutions.
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Company mission
To increase developer velocity in machine learning by leading the way with simple, fast, innovative solutions.
-19% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Groq is an exciting semiconductor startup focused on creating advanced chips designed specifically for AI applications. It emerged as a challenger to 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. This is the execution phase of AI, where outputs are generated after the model is trained. This sharp focus enabled Groq to generate both interest and investment, which has fuelled scaling and deployment efforts.
Playing a significant role in the AI chip market, Groq has partnered with companies like Meta and Samsung, as well as sovereign entities like Saudi Aramco. In 2025, it entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia, which demonstrates the regard in which its technology is held. It also raised substantial new funding in 2026 which supports its continued growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2026
$650m
LATE VC
Sep 2025
$750m
LATE VC
Total funding: $2.5bn
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Leadership
Adam Winter
(Interim CEO)Joined the company as VP/GM in 2024, taking up this interim position in 2026. Previously, Adam was SVP then Advisor at Safe Security, and co-founded ThreeCS. They have also invested in and advised at other startups.