Software Product Manager
About The Position
MatX is building cutting-edge AI infrastructure at the intersection of hardware and software, aiming to make the world's best AI models run as efficiently as possible. This is MatX's first software-focused Software Product Manager role. The position will initially involve internal work, bridging product management and technical program management. Responsibilities include mapping interfaces between sub-teams, driving API boundary decisions, and ensuring coherence across compiler, simulator, kernels, and runtime teams. The role also involves managing risks and mitigations, and shaping the software product definition, including the SDK, tools, documentation, and systems software.
Requirements
- Experience in product management or technical program management, working directly on systems software, compilers, ML frameworks, or developer-facing SDKs.
- Sufficient technical depth to understand Rust APIs, compiler IR, and engage in meaningful technical discussions with engineers regarding simulator fidelity tradeoffs.
- Experience defining and documenting API contracts or SDK specifications in a technical organization.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and performing internal coordination work.
- Strong written communication skills for internal specs, interface docs, and partner-facing materials.
- Authorized to work in the United States.
- Ability to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without requiring a license.
Nice To Haves
- Background in ML accelerator software (inference runtimes, kernel libraries, compiler backends, or ML frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow at the systems level).
- Experience working with early SDK partners or developer ecosystem programs at a hardware or developer-tools company.
- Familiarity with CUDA/HIP, MLIR, LLVM, or similar low-level toolchains.
- Previous experience at a company that shipped novel hardware with a co-designed software stack.
- Previously a software engineer.
Responsibilities
- Own the SDK partner relationship model, including early access, commitments, and feedback collection/triage.
- Define the MatX SDK and systems software surface area, including runtime APIs, profiling tools, compiler interfaces, and simulator integrations.
- Own and document API boundaries between compiler, simulator, kernels, and runtime sub-teams, as well as across hardware, architecture, and systems software.
- Drive alignment on interface contracts, timelines, and dependencies.
- Determine which kernels MatX should author versus expose for customer authorship.
- Define tools and documentation to make customer kernel authorship tractable.
- Translate customer needs into engineering constraints and contribute to roadmap prioritization across the software stack.
- Ensure a clear view of customer impact and strategic fit in roadmap decisions.
Benefits
- Cash/equity mix with option for early exercise
- Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
- Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution
- 4 weeks paid time off (accrued)
- 12 company holidays
- 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- $1,500 yearly towards professional development
- Team Lunches
- Quarterly off-sites
- Regular town halls
- 401K and/or Roth IRA with 5% company contribution
- Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
- $50 per month for company perks
- Home-tech setup support
- Remote wifi expense reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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