Infrastructure Engineer, Lightmatter

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Python
Bash
Terraform
Senior level
Toronto
Lightmatter

Light-powered AI computing

Open for applications

Lightmatter

Light-powered AI computing

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechMachine LearningScience

Open for applications

Salary not provided

+ Stock Options

Python
Bash
Terraform
Senior level
Toronto

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechMachine LearningScience

Company mission

Lightmatter's mission is to build an engine that will power discoveries, drive progress, and redefine what computers and human beings are capable of.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelor’s/associate degree in Software, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 5 years of industry experience in cloud development or networking
  • 3+ years of experience scripting or programming in Python
  • Proven track record in architecting, developing, and deploying secure compute, storage, and networking infrastructure in a cloud environment
  • Demonstrated experience in building strong relationships, working closely with external partners developing, and supporting infrastructure, flows, CAD and EDA tools
  • Proficient in hardware development or software development

Desirable

  • Master’s degree in Software, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Electronic Design Automation (EDA) experience
  • 3 years of industry experience in cloud development or networking
  • Previous experience working in a startup environment
  • Adept at managing suppliers, with an ability to negotiate and liaise effectively
  • Familiar with scripting or programming in Bash and Terraform

What the job involves

  • As an infrastructure engineer, you will play a critical role in developing, managing, deploying, and supporting the infrastructure used by Lightmatter as the company develops the next generation of computing technology
  • This role will put you at the intersection of hardware and software, and the forefront of the emerging field of photonic computing
  • In this role, you will be responsible for deploying and providing support for critical compute, storage, networking, and tooling infrastructure for Lightmatter
  • Evolve the infrastructure: Develop and manage our compute, storage, and networking infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of our R&D, engineering, sales, and operations teams
  • Support end-to-end Infrastructure at Lightmatter: Maintain Lightmatter’s infrastructure strategy and security, interfacing with 3rd party service providers as needed, to ensure a best-in-class experience for all Lightmatter employees
  • Collaborate with EDA companies: Work closely with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) companies to provide Lightmatter engineers with best-in-class tools and support
  • Support innovative methodologies and flows: Assist in the automation, development, deployment, and support of innovative verification, physical design methodology, and CAD flows
  • Manage tools and licenses: Oversee the management of tool licenses and versions, ensuring that any tool-related issues are quickly and efficiently resolved
  • Partner with internal and external teams: Collaborate with our internal infrastructure team and cloud partners to ensure that all Lightmatter teams receive effective support when issues arise
  • Work with the infrastructure leadership team to identify improvements in Infrastructure as LM grows

Our take

Neural networks and CPUs are vital to AI solutions, but manufacturers have largely failed to maintain innovation in recent years. Lightmatter solves this problem by offering a next-generation computing platform powered by photonics (light waves).

Lightmatter offers a forward-facing platform for AI-building that acts as an alternative to traditional solutions. It works by replacing wired CPUs with a combination of photonics and new algorithms. Lightmatter's solution is not only faster, but it is considerably more sustainable, and it has the potential to drive the next generation of AI development.

As of 2022, Lightmatter has raised $113 million across three funding rounds, which is testament to growing industry demand for faster, more effective AI-building solutions. Lightmatter currently has three products on the market - Envise, Passage, and Idiom - and is poised to take on the incumbent chiplet industry with a photonics-based alternative.

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Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Dec 2023

$155m

SERIES C

Jun 2023

$154m

SERIES C

Total funding: $422m

Company benefits

  • Commuter benefit
  • Happy hour -Spend time together and build friendships
  • Generous vacation policy and holidays
  • 401(K)
  • Opportunity to learn from your peers and teach them what you know across electronics, photonics, machine learning, and more

Company values

  • WORK WIDE & PARALLEL: Working on hard problems, we have to go down many different paths quickly to find the right one.
  • QUESTION EVERYTHING: People have opinions about what things work and what things don’t work. They’re not always right.
  • LET FIRST PRINCIPLES GUIDE YOU: Stand behind statements that you know are true and build something amazing.
  • DON'T BE DEFINED BY YOUR JOB TITLE: Many great ideas occur at the boundaries between disciplines.
  • BE KIND: Help build the environment you want to work in.
  • TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR WORK: Everyone’s contributions are critical to the company’s success.

Company HQ

Financial District, Boston, MA

Leadership

Previously worked as an R&D Product Engineer at Micron Technology, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT.

Was an M&A Analyst at Morgan Stanley, and worked as an Agency Business Development Manager at Google.

Darius Bunandar

(Chief Scientist)

Worked as a Research Collaborator at Caltech, and was a PhD Candidate at MIT.

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