Simulation Engineer
GW57
Posted: 22/09/2025
- $200,000-$300,000
- Mountain View, CA
- Permanent
About the job
Simulator Developer
Acceler8 Talent is partnered with a startup building advanced compute platforms designed to support the most demanding AI and machine learning workloads. We are looking for a Simulator Developer with strong software and computer architecture expertise to help model, test, and optimize next-generation hardware. Rust is their primary development language, and this role sits at the intersection of hardware modeling, software engineering, and performance optimization.
Responsibilities include:
- Creating and maintaining accurate functional and performance models for complex hardware systems
- Developing supporting infrastructure and tools to improve correlation, debug efficiency, and validation workflows
- Working closely with architecture, verification, compiler, and runtime teams to ensure models meet end-user needs
- Participating in design discussions and contributing to architectural tradeoffs and decisions
- Identifying and implementing performance optimizations, including the use of GPUs where appropriate
Ideal background:
- Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Strong software engineering skills with an emphasis on writing efficient, maintainable code
- Solid understanding of computer architecture fundamentals
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work across disciplines
- Hands-on experience with Rust or equivalent systems-level programming, or prior work on cycle-accurate simulators
Preferred experience:
- Familiarity with machine learning accelerator architectures
- Experience benchmarking and tuning performance-critical code
- Knowledge of processor, memory, and networking architectures
- Understanding of tradeoffs between power, performance, and cost in hardware design
Mia Macdonald
Semiconductor & Chip Design Recruiter