Posted 30 months ago
Staff Software Engineer - ML hardware modelling
@ hireVouch
Remote in Canada
Overview
hireVouch is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for ML hardware modelling at an AI chip company building optical AI processors. The role builds functional and performance models of planned hardware and runs simulations for hardware-software codesign. The posting requires 8+ years of industry experience and offers a hybrid workplace.
Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain functional and performance models of hardware at subsystem and system levels
- Provide pathfinding analysis and event-based simulations for hardware-software codesign
- Construct and evaluate performance of machine learning workloads with compiler teams
- Build cycle-approximate models to drive microarchitectural design and validation
Requirements summary:
- BS or higher in computer, software or electrical engineering
- 8+ years of industry experience in hardware modelling or system simulation
- Proficient with C++ and Python
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- Employer posting date
- 2024-06-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-02
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | computer engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Stock or equity, Paid training |
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Our Edge Hiring and retaining skilled talent is paramount for your company’s success. Finding the right people – who have the right skills and right personality fit – can be incredibly challenging in today’s job market. Here at hireVouch we can help you acquire the highest calibre candidates through the relationships we have formed over more than a decade. Our approach is an ethical one. Rather than use the often-employed aggressive methods typical of the recruitment industry, our focus is placed largely on referral-based networking. Getting it right really matters to us. Let us leverage our network of talent that has already been vouched for by leading professionals in the industry to help your business grow. Services Offered Contingency and Retained Search Here at hireVouch we focus on sourcing best-in-class candidates for rewarding positions in Canada and the US. We have extensive expertise in Contingency, Retained and Temporary placement, primarily within the IT sector. On-Site Search Assistance We have a trusted network of HR and search professionals who can provide on-site search services to help fulfill immediate needs as well as help train internal staff in finding the highest quality talent Company Marketing Strategy We know how competitive the job market can truly be and how important it is to have a strategy to attract talent. At hireVouch we have extensive expertise in helping companies better market themselves. We can provide the tools and knowledge that will assist you in making your business a highly attractive place to work. Developing a company marketing strategy is key to hiring the talent you need to grow.
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- People associated on LinkedIn
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- Reported office locations
- 215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7, CA
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- hireVouch
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Our Edge Hiring and retaining skilled talent is paramount for your company’s success. Finding the right people – who have the right skills and right personality fit – can be incredibly challenging in today’s job market. Here at hireVouch we can help you acquire the highest calibre candidates through the relationships we have formed over more than a decade. Our approach is an ethical one. Rather than use the…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 2-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2016 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 175 |
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Description
Our client builds chips for artificial intelligence computing. Our architecture leverages unique properties of light to enable fast and efficient inference and training engines. If you're a collaborative engineer or scientist who has a passion for innovation, solving challenging technical problems and doing impactful work like building the world's first optical computers, consider joining the team
We are looking for talented software engineers to help us build the next generation of AI processors and large-scale systems. Our unique technology has the potential to alter the architecture of large-scale computers. In this role, you will be responsible for simulations and analysis of design concepts and planned hardware at multiple levels of scale and detail that will play a key role in the hardware-software codesign of future systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, development, and maintenance of functional and performance models for design concepts and planned hardware, at both the subsystem and system levels
- Participate in the co-design process by working closely with both hardware and software teams by providing initial pathfinding analysis, developing early analytical models, and more detailed event-based simulations, improving fidelity as designs progress
- Collaborate with machine learning and compiler teams to construct and evaluate the performance of machine learning workloads
- Contribute to successful execution for planned hardware by building detailed cycle approximate performance and functional models that help drive microarchitectural design and validation
Requirements
- BS or higher in computer/software engineering, electrical engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of industry experience in hardware modeling, system simulation, computer architecture, or related fields
- Proficient with C++ and Python
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with machine inference and training learning workloads
- Experience with modeling and analysis of machine learning accelerator architectures and/or large-scale distributed systems
- Proficient developing in a Linux-based environment
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health Care Plan
- Group Retirement Savings Plan matching
- Life Insurance
- Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Training & Development
- Flexible, hybrid workplace model
- Stock Option Plan
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