# Lead Software Engineer, Kernels

What MatX Is Building MatX is on a mission to be the compute platform for AGI. We are developing vertically integrated full-stack solutions from silicon to systems including hardware and software to train and run the largest ML workloads for AGI. We are seeking a hands-on engineering TLM to lead the Kernel team. You will manage, mentor, and grow a team of kernel engineers while setting technical direction and executing. At the same time, you will be an active coding contributor by designing and implementing high-performance compute kernels for specialized AI hardware. You will partner with the ML team to maximize output and improve diagnostic tools, and collaborate with hardware to co-design next-generation AI architectures. What You'll Do Here Manage, mentor, and build a team of highly specialized kernel engineers and software developers Design and optimize kernels that interface directly with our hardware Work in partnership with our ML Research and Hardware Engineering teams Provide expertise and guidance on hardware architecture from a programmer's perspective, ensuring seamless integration with the software stack Who You Are 2+ years of engineering team management experien

- **Id**: 1222188
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/matx-lead-software-engineer-kernels>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Mountain View, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-22T21:53:22Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-22
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T08:59:28Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 51
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5248
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Equity, Internet reimbursement, Life insurance, Parental leave, Professional development, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: AI Chips & Accelerators

## Company

- **Id**: 1776304
- **Name**: MatX
- **Domain**: matx.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/matx-com>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 16
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 160000
- **Max**: 275000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 275000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CUDA** — Optional: no
- **Rust** — Optional: no
- **Transformers** — Optional: yes
- **Wi-Fi** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 51

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-25T12:29:18Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 8; Filings 12m: 8

## Liveness

- **Score**: 27
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.482
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 50
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 275000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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