About us:

Mythic has developed a unified hardware and software platform featuring its unique Mythic Analog Compute Engine (Mythic ACE™) to deliver revolutionary power, cost, and performance that shatters digital barriers preventing AI innovation at the edge. The Mythic Analog Matrix Processor (Mythic AMP™) makes it much easier and more affordable to deploy powerful AI solutions, from the data center to the edge device. The company has raised over $165.2 million to date, has over 120 employees, and has offices in Redwood City, CA, and Austin, TX.

About the role:

If you enjoy working on cutting-edge mixed-signal SoCs and are excited about working at an innovative technology startup with a great team, huge growth opportunities, and an appreciation for work-life balance, read on!

This role will give you an opportunity to work with incredibly talented people across a wide variety of deeply technical disciplines including mixed-signal circuit design, firmware, compiler, validation, DevOps, and IT.

We are looking for a strong, hands-on technical manager who has breadth and depth in all aspects of performance optimization of complex, low-power, mixed-signal SoCs. The ideal manager is someone who wants to drive the post-silicon performance optimization planning and execution of Mythic’s next-generation products to deliver first-pass success for the company. Your experience and expertise will help Mythic design teams understand and plan for the challenges in our products, and you will be expected to push our products to meet performance and power requirements.

Mythic is a results-oriented and data-driven workplace that values work-life balance and job growth. We are constantly innovating new ways to create a great working environment where everyone is given the tools and support to succeed. We also offer great benefits, and for more information on our benefits, please visit www.mythic-ai.com/careers.

Here is what you will do:

• Manage the Analog Compute Engine (ACE) Optimization team
• Drive optimization planning and execution while focusing on methodology improvements
• Partner with analog, digital, NVM circuit design, firmware, compiler, and validation teams to make our ICs and systems best-in-class in performance and power
• Identify and hire candidates, and train the team to develop products on schedule and on budget
• Investigate innovative approaches and execute the techniques on silicon and PCIe-based edge-AI systems
• Mentor ACE Optimization team members
• Interface with and provide routine updates to the Mythic leadership team on overall project plans and schedules

Here's the background we hope you have:

• 5+ years of experience managing ASIC/SoC post-silicon optimization teams for mixed-signal products
• Experience with post-silicon validation and characterization methodologies
• Experience developing automation for large-scale data collection
• Experience working with regression and revision control systems
• History of successfully leading performance optimization efforts from planning to production stages

The following experience would be nice to have but is not required:

• Experience working with Python, C/C++ and/or Ruby
• Experience with data analysis tools and workflows
• Knowledge of neural networks and AI/ML workloads
• Experience working at startups
• Experience working with high-growth and high-performance teams

At Mythic, we pride ourselves in creating a culture where all employees feel valued and appreciated for the diverse perspectives and backgrounds they bring to the team. We aim to hire smart people, give them the resources they need to do their job well, and then leave the rest up to them. We celebrate individual differences and encourage people to be comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. At the end of the day, we are committed to building a diverse workforce where everyone belongs.

Mythic is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It ensures equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We look forward to reviewing your application!