d-Matrix

Principal Software Engineer - SDK & Lowering Stack

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6 months ago
Santa Clara, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$190k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect and develop the kernel-authoring SDK targeting the Corsair dataflow architecture.
  • Design domain-specific APIs and define effective boundaries between kernel developers and compiler teams.
  • Create development tools for kernel authoring and modeling-lowering flows.
  • Establish CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and rigorous code review practices.
  • Use systems engineering expertise to solve complex hardware-software integration problems.
  • Own delivery from stakeholder interaction and requirements generation through design, implementation, debugging, and deployment.
  • Lead and mentor junior engineers while promoting technical excellence and collaborative problem-solving.
  • Build and scale software deliverables within tight development windows.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Math, Physics, or a related field with 8 years of industry experience, or a PhD in one of these fields with 4 years of industry experience.
  • Proficiency in C, C++, and Python development in a Linux environment using standard development tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive CI/CD integration, continuous testing, and comprehensive code reviews.
  • Deep understanding of computer architecture, data structures, system software, and machine learning fundamentals.
  • Experience designing high-quality, scalable APIs and SDKs with an end-to-end systems engineering mindset.
  • Preferred experience writing and optimizing high-performance kernels for GPUs, TPUs, or custom ML accelerators.
  • Preferred experience in HPC environments, large-scale distributed workloads, and resource optimization.
  • Preferred experience developing ML compilers and working with intermediate representations or algorithms such as MLIR, LLVM, TVM, or Glow.
  • Preferred familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools and experience in startups, small teams, incubation environments, cloud providers, or AI compute/subsystem companies.

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About d-Matrix

201-500 employees

d-Matrix builds AI inference computing platforms for data centers, combining custom silicon with systems, networking, and software. Its flagship Corsair platform and JetStream fabric focus on low-latency, energy-efficient generative AI inference at scale. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the privately held company sells hardware with accompanying software to cloud providers and enterprises deploying large AI models.

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