Meta
Machine Learning SoC Architect
$212K–$294K
Sunnyvale, CA +2 · Full-time · Posted Aug 6, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Austin, TX
Menlo Park, CA - Experience
- 12+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Defines and analyzes architectures and performance models for custom machine-learning ASICs and SoCs used in Meta data centers.
What you'll do
- Analyze algorithms and workloads, define ASIC architecture, and assess throughput, memory bandwidth, latency, area, and power tradeoffs.
- Drive subsystem and chiplet-based SoC architecture; validate it using workloads, micro-benchmarks, simulation, and emulation.
- Coordinate with silicon, hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver silicon and meet application performance goals; mentor architecture team members.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 12+ years of experience defining and delivering multiple high-performance ASICs into production, focused on architecture definition and performance analysis.
- Experience in ASIC performance modeling, microarchitectural analysis, or pre-silicon simulation for custom silicon or SoC designs.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python; experience analyzing data center, AI accelerator, or HPC workloads on custom silicon.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Knowledge of power/performance tradeoffs, ML networks, or ML frameworks such as Pytorch; experience building performance modeling infrastructure for hyperscale data center ASICs.
Pay
$212,000/year to $294,000/year (base salary); bonus and equity amounts not stated.
Tools
C++, Python, Pytorch
AI focus
Architects custom machine-learning ASICs for data-center AI workloads, including workload mapping, performance modeling, and microarchitectural analysis.
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