Computer Architect (AI Accelerators)

Location: On-site in San Jose, California; relocation support is available for candidates moving to San Jose.

Salary: $200,000–$265,000 per year plus significant equity.

Company

hirify.global develops hardware, software, racks, and manufacturing systems for frontier AI inference, with a focus on high throughput and low latency.

What you will do

• Design and analyze chip architectures optimized for AI and machine learning workloads.
• Develop power and area estimation methodologies for early-stage architectural exploration.
• Create architectural specifications and interface definitions for compute blocks and subsystems.
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, and software teams to validate and optimize chip designs.
• Run architectural experiments using cycle-accurate simulators and analytical performance models.
• Support integration by providing architectural guidance and resolving design challenges.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in computer architecture, ASIC design, or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of pipelines, memory hierarchies, interconnects, processor microarchitecture, and design tradeoffs.
• Experience with performance modeling and architectural simulation tools.
• Hands-on experience designing and optimizing floating-point datapaths or arithmetic-intensive circuits with advanced process nodes.
• Proficiency in Rust, C/C++, or Python, plus strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML accelerator architectures, dataflow optimization, RTL design and verification, or cycle-accurate simulation tools such as gem5 and SystemC.
• Knowledge of power and performance analysis, ASIC design flows, physical design constraints, tapeout, or silicon bring-up.
• Publications or presentations at architecture conferences such as ISCA, MICRO, or HPCA.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully in-person engineering and research environment in San Jose.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a $500 monthly credit for waiving medical benefits.
• $2,000 monthly housing subsidy for employees living within walking distance of the office.
• Relocation support, wellness benefits, and daily lunch and dinner at the office.
• Unlimited compute budget subject to return-on-investment justification.