ChipAgents is redefining the future of chip design and verification with agentic AI workflows. Our platform leverages cutting-edge generative AI to assist engineers in RTL design, simulation, and verification, dramatically accelerating chip development. Founded by experts in AI and semiconductor engineering, we partner with top semiconductor firms, cloud providers, and innovative startups to build intelligent AI agents. The company is a Series A company backed by tier-1 VC firms. ChipAgents is deployed in production to companies that have shipped 16B chips.
We are seeking an ML Systems Engineer to optimize the performance and efficiency of large language model inference powering our agentic AI platform. This is a technical role focused on low-level systems optimization. You will implement performance optimizations, build evaluation harnesses, and architect multi-node clusters for training and inference that push the limits of LLM throughput and latency. Your work will directly impact the responsiveness and cost-efficiency of AI agents used by leading semiconductor companies to design chips.
Design, deploy, and optimize LLM inference systems across multi-node clusters, maximizing throughput and minimizing latency for production workloads.
Implement and benchmark concrete inference optimizations.
Profile and analyze inference bottlenecks at the systems level—from GPU kernel execution to memory bandwidth constraints.
Build robust evaluation harnesses and benchmarking frameworks that measure accuracy, throughput, latency, and resource utilization across various parallelism strategies.
Collaborate with research scientists to integrate new model architectures and optimizations into production inference infrastructure.
Investigate and apply emerging techniques from research papers and open-source projects to continuously improve inference performance.
B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Experience with large-scale ML systems, GPU computing, or high-performance inference optimization.
Strong proficiency in Python and C++/CUDA; hands-on experience with SGLang, vLLM, PyTorch, or similar inference frameworks.
Deep understanding of GPU architecture, memory hierarchies, and parallel computing paradigms.
Experience deploying and optimizing LLMs in production: model serving, batching strategies, distributed inference, or quantization.
Strong systems-level debugging and profiling skills; comfort working at multiple layers of the stack from CUDA kernels to application logic.
Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (Ray, multi-node training/inference) is a plus.
Self-directed problem solver who is interested in working on ambitious optimization challenges.
Work on cutting-edge LLM inference optimization problems with real-world production impact.
Access to substantial GPU compute resources for experimentation and benchmarking.
Collaborate with a world-class team spanning AI research, systems engineering, and EDA.
Shape the performance characteristics of AI systems used by leading semiconductor companies.
$150K/yr – $350K/yr + Offers Equity. We are open to discuss above-scale compensation with exceptional candidates on a case-by-case basis.
Unlimited PTO and full benefits (medical, vision, dental, 401k).
Two engineering-centric offices with free parking, private gym, and free lunch, drinks and snacks.
Skills Required
- B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience with large-scale ML systems, GPU computing, or high-performance inference optimization.
- Strong proficiency in Python and C++/CUDA.
- Hands-on experience with SGLang, vLLM, PyTorch, or similar inference frameworks.
- Deep understanding of GPU architecture, memory hierarchies, and parallel computing paradigms.
- Experience deploying and optimizing LLMs in production: model serving, batching strategies, distributed inference, or quantization.
- Strong systems-level debugging and profiling skills across CUDA kernels to application logic.
- Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (Ray, multi-node training/inference).
- Self-directed problem solver interested in ambitious optimization challenges.
What We Do
ChipAgents is revolutionizing the chip design and verification process with agentic AI tools tailored for the semiconductor industry. Our flagship product, ChipAgents, leverages advanced AI agents to streamline and enhance the design, debugging, and verification of RTL (Register Transfer Level) code, accelerating time-to-market for chip developers. We are committed to empowering hardware design and verification engineers by providing cutting-edge solutions that improve efficiency, scalability, and accuracy in chip development. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, Alpha Design AI is at the forefront of AI innovation in electronic design automation (EDA).
