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ML Engineer

San Francisco, California, United StatesOnsiteFull Time$140,000–$220,000 /yrPosted 2 months ago

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Role summary

We are seeking a highly skilled ML Engineer with significant AI/ML and LLM experience to join a scrappy startup focused on transforming chip design workflows. You will be instrumental in building AI-native core tools and models, making architectural decisions, and translating user feedback into product direction. The role requires daily coding and shipping high-quality code quickly, with a strong emphasis on Python, C++, PyTorch, and a deep understanding of ML models, LLMs, foundation models, and agents. Experience with ML pipelines, LLM fine-tuning, and benchmarking is essential. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, data-driven, and excited about applying AI/ML to the chip design domain.

We’re looking for a key engineer with significant AI/ML + LLM experience to build AI-native core tools and models for agent-driven chip design workflows.
Who You Are
You are excited about transforming the way chips are built by the entire chip industry.
You are resourceful, a self-starter, and care intensely about the quality of your work.
You want to work at a scrappy startup that sets and meets aggressive goals.
You want to own/drive core product and write/ship code every day.
You want to work with our customers/users and translate their feedback into company/product direction.
If this sounds like you, please apply to join the team!
What You’ll Do

  • Develop AI models, core tools, and infrastructure that ship to Fortune 500s and chip unicorns
  • Make architectural decisions for key product features
  • Translate user feedback into product updates/features
  • Plan core product roadmap and strategy

Minimum Requirements

  • Highly skilled with Python, C++, PyTorch/torch
  • Strong understanding of traditional ML models, LLMs, foundation models, and agents
  • Experience building ML pipelines
  • Experience fine-tuning and benchmarking LLMs/foundation models
  • Excited about applying AI/ML techniques to chip design
  • Good at shipping high-quality code quickly
  • Resilient, data-driven, and works from first principles

Ideal Requirements

  • Have shipped product using LLMs, foundation models, and/or agentic workflows
  • Experience with AWS SageMaker

Nice-to-have Requirements

  • Experience with AI/ML-driven chip EDA software tooling (either open-source or commercial tools)
  • Experience with designing chips (either open-source or commercial designs)

Benefits

  • Generous salary and equity package
  • Full health/vision/dental/401k benefits
  • Team meals


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