Computer Architecture

Terran Orbital

Full-time · Irvine, CA · $200,000 – $255,000

This role leads the design and integration of advanced satellite systems for a defense and commercial aerospace manufacturer, requiring deep expertise across multiple spacecraft subsystems and the ability to architect complex solutions from concept through deployment. It suits experienced systems engineers with 12+ years in space systems who can mentor teams and work with government stakeholders to deliver next-generation orbital capabilities.

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NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA · $184,000 – $287,500

Join NVIDIA's GPU architecture team to design next-generation GPU systems, optimizing for performance, scalability, and manufacturability while collaborating across chip design, software, and systems teams. This role suits experienced computer architects with deep GPU or CPU expertise who can drive complex technical decisions and lead infrastructure improvements.

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Samsung Semiconductor

Full-time · $151,000 – $251,800

Samsung is seeking a Staff GPU Architect to drive the design and strategy of next-generation graphics processors for mobile and automotive platforms. This role suits experienced hardware architects who want to shape high-performance, power-efficient GPU systems while collaborating across a global semiconductor organization.

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Micron Technology

Boise, ID

This is a product strategy role for high-performance memory chips used in AI systems, aimed at graduates with advanced technical degrees. You'll work with customers and engineers to chart the direction of Micron's memory products as artificial intelligence hardware evolves, supported by market analysis and business case development.

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NIO

Full-time · San Jose, CA · $163,500 – $212,400

NIO seeks a systems researcher to develop the operating system powering their electric vehicles, focusing on kernel optimization, architecture design, and moving research prototypes into production software. This role suits someone with deep systems expertise who wants to apply academic rigor to real-world vehicle software challenges.

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Ambarella

US Headquarters · $166,000 – $212,000

This role develops low-level software and microcode for AI processors on specialized SoCs, optimizing how machine learning workloads run on heterogeneous hardware. It suits engineers experienced in systems software who enjoy performance tuning and working at the hardware-software boundary.

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XPeng

Internship · Santa Clara, CA

This role involves optimizing AI inference performance on embedded automotive platforms, focusing on latency reduction and power efficiency for production vehicles. It suits someone with strong systems-level expertise in C++ and performance analysis who wants to work on autonomous driving at scale.

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Palantir

Washington, DC

Palantir seeks an experienced software engineer to optimize and build systems for edge computing environments, from embedded devices to distributed systems. This role is for someone skilled in low-level native development who can solve latency, performance, and cost challenges in real-world deployments.

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Menlo Ventures Portfolio

Full-time · New York, NY · $280,000 – $850,000

This role focuses on optimizing machine learning performance on TPU and other accelerators, designing custom kernels, and solving low-level systems problems for research and production workloads. It suits engineers with deep experience in accelerator optimization and a passion for high-performance computing who want to directly impact large-scale AI infrastructure.

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NVIDIA

This role develops the core software framework powering NVIDIA's SmartNIC platform and contributes to high-performance networking technologies that underpin AI infrastructure and data centers. It suits experienced systems and networking engineers who enjoy low-level optimization work and collaborating across hardware, kernel, and application layers.

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