Software Product Manager

MatX is on a mission to make the world's best AI models run as efficiently as possible, accelerating global progress in AI quality and accessibility. We are building cutting-edge AI infrastructure at the intersection of hardware and software, and our team is growing quickly. 

This is MatX's first software-focused Software Product Manager. You'll start by doing mostly internal work that sits at the boundary of product management and technical program management: mapping interfaces between sub-teams, driving API boundary decisions, and making sure the compiler, simulator, kernels, and runtime teams are building toward a coherent whole. You will be managing risks and mitigations applying structural problem solving methodology as needed. You'll also be shaping the software side of our product definition — what goes into the SDK, what tools and documentation we ship, and what kernels and systems software we build or expose to partners. 

• Partner Management: Own the SDK partner relationship model — which partners get early access, what commitments we make, and how we collect and triage feedback
• API & Systems Definition: Define the shape of the MatX SDK and the systems software surface area we ship to customers: runtime APIs, profiling tools, compiler interfaces, and simulator integrations Own and document API boundaries between the compiler, simulator, kernels, and runtime sub-teams, and across hardware, architecture, and systems software — driving alignment on interface contracts, timelines, and dependencies

• Kernel Strategy: Determine what kernels MatX should author versus expose for customers to write themselves, and define the tools and documentation that make customer kernel authorship tractable
• Technical Translation: Translate between customer needs and engineering constraints, and contribute to roadmap prioritization across the software stack with a clear view of customer impact and strategic fit

• Experience in product management or technical program management, working directly on systems software, compilers, ML frameworks, or developer-facing SDKs
• Strong enough technical depth to read a Rust API, understand what a compiler IR is, and have a meaningful conversation with an engineer about simulator fidelity tradeoffs — you don't need to write production code, but you need to earn trust with people who do 
• Experience defining and documenting API contracts or SDK specifications in a technical organization 
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and doing the unglamorous internal coordination work before the external product work becomes available 
• Strong written communication — you'll write a lot of internal specs, interface docs, and partner-facing materials 

• Background in ML accelerator software (inference runtimes, kernel libraries, compiler backends, or ML frameworks such as 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 — not necessarily as an author, but as someone who has shipped documentation or tooling around them
• Previous experience at a company that shipped novel hardware with a co-designed software stack (GPU vendors, custom accelerator startups, or similar) 
• Previously a software engineer

The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation. 

• Early Career - $120,000 - $275,000 + equity
• Mid Career - $175,000 - $400,000 + equity
• Senior Career - $250,000 - $600,000 + equity
  

What We Offer

• A Stake in our success A cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise
• Health & Wellness Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don’t)
• Time To Recharge 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
• Support to Parents Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
• Learning & Development $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
• Team Connection Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
• Financial Wellbeing 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don’t!
• Flexible Spending Accounts Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
• Commute On Us For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done!
• MatX E[x]tras $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most 
• Remote Perks We work remotely Monday & Friday, supported by home-tech setup, and remote wifi expense reimbursement

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our team and our focus on creating an inviting and inclusive work experience, MatX is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and work from our offices in Mountain View Tuesdays-Thursdays.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicants capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.

MatX does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People team and any resumes submitted are deemed to be the property of MatX.