Developer Augmentation Engineer
MatxMountain View, CA$120k – $400kPosted 18 March 2026
Job Description
What MatX Is Building
MatX runs frontier AI models. We push ML workload efficiency to the physical limit, in order to bring AGI years earlier vs counterfactual. We are developing a vertically-integrated solution, from silicon to software, to train and run the largest ML workloads in existence. We are looking for people who are excited about our mission and will enjoy learning to do what we do.
What You Will Do Here: meta-level work
Augment our architects
Take their toil upon yourself
Apply theory-of-mind and legwork to conserve architect time
Annihilate the toil with tooling and AI agents
Earn knowledge across the stack and trust across the team
Do object-level work: getting your hands wet helps you do meta-work even better
Transform the way we work by incorporating AI into our workflows
Become a generalist: use the knowledge and trust you learned to solve problems across the company
Object-level things you’ll be working on learn how to do:
Our hardware architecture: spec, diagrams, rationale
Rust simulator for our architecture
RTL code of our behemoth-scale AI Acceleration ASIC
Design Verification of this ASIC
Infrastructure to enable all of the above
Future-oriented research:
High-level Python simulations for architectural features
ML experiments for validating our approach to AI
Writing RL environments to improve frontier-llm performance on hardware design tasks
Who You Are
0 - 2 years of experience with systems programming using Rust / Python / HDLs. Linux experience is a must. Non-coursework projects preferred; among HDLs, RTL experience preferred
You are a strong communicator, with the ability to flex to various styles (since you’ll communicate with everyone in the company)
You have a “Get Things Done” mentality. You roll up your sleeves to proactively problem-solve, undeterred by challenges and limitations. The words “that’s not my job” are blasphemy!
You are genuinely interested in people and see the support of others as enabling people’s best work for the success of the company
You are able to context switch, shifting between tactical and big-picture. You can zoom through multiple levels of abstraction with ease, tracking cross-scope implications
You believe that kindness matters. You have a strong regard for the dignity and lived experience of others. You can spot situations at work where kindness and respect may be lacking, and bring it back to basics
This is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week on Tuesday through Thursday. We will support your relocation
Bonus Points If You Have
Experience optimizing hardware or software
ML experience, especially with LLMs
Infrastructure experience: Google Cloud Platform and Github
Experience with CLI coding agents: incl. Codex / Claude Code / Gemini CLI
Compensation
The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation.
$120,000 - $400,000 + equity
What We Offer
A Stake in our success. A cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise
Health Wellness. Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don’t)
Time To Recharge. 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
Support to Parents. Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
Learning Development. $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
Team Connection. Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
Financial Wellbeing. 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don’t!
Flexible Spending Accounts. Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/visi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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