Meta
ASIC Engineer, Architecture Kernel Development
$146K–$209K
Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Austin, TX - Experience
- 6+ years in software development mapping massively parallel workloads for HPC or kernel development.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. A Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related areas is also mentioned.
About the job
Develop AI kernels, performance-analysis tools, and compiler and ISA optimizations for Meta AI accelerators, helping validate accelerator performance through simulation and emulation.
What you'll do
- Develop AI kernels for Meta AI models on Meta AI Accelerators.
- Build static performance-analysis tools and debug performance on the dynamic performance simulator.
- Identify compiler, ISA, and optimization approaches, and help validate performance on RTL simulation or emulation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of experience in software development mapping massively parallel workloads for HPC or kernel development.
- Programming experience in C, C++, Python, or related languages.
- Experience with computer architecture or silicon-development tools; compute or collective kernel optimization using CUDA or similar models; GPU or AI accelerator architectures; and pre-silicon validation.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related areas, with experience driving ML performance optimization and trade-offs.
- Experience with firmware development, API design, device drivers, and library implementation.
Pay
$146,000/year to $209,000/year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Python, CUDA, SSE, AVX, NEON, Hexagon DSP
AI focus
Develop AI kernels for Meta AI models and contribute to machine-learning accelerator architecture and performance optimization.
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