Member of Technical Staff - Software - Palo Alto, United States
Originally posted 26 May 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As Member of the Technical Staff - Software at Architect Labs, you will build the core platform that powers AI-driven chip design. You will own the full stack, designing platform architecture and developing systems using TypeScript and Python while collaborating with the ML team.
What you'll do
- Build and architect the platform powering AI-driven chip design across the full stack using TypeScript and Python. - Develop interfaces for chip engineers to interact with intelligent agents. - Index massive codebases and design scalable databases to support the platform infrastructure. - Integrate AI features and models in collaboration with the ML team. - Design architecture, make foundational technical decisions, and ship iterative product updates.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. - Proficiency in TypeScript, Python, and C++, with extensive full-stack experience. - Experience designing RESTful APIs and working with relational or NoSQL databases. - Familiarity with frontend component libraries and state management patterns. - Experience developing AI coding agents. - Practical knowledge of Linux environments, virtual environments, Docker, Git, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
Nice to have
- Previous experience working at an AI startup or building coding agent platforms at AI coding assistant companies. - Experience as a founding engineer or early hire at a high-growth startup, or background as an ex-Quant. - Competitive programming experience, recognition at IMO, IOI, IPhO, or published research. - Exposure to cloud platforms including AWS, GCP, or Azure, and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
Skills: full-stack, typescript, python, ai-driven chip design, scalable databases
This role has been open 130 days — well above the 54-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
1009
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$223k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Architect Labs | All employers we track in this specialty (1009 roles · 91 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 1009 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 4 | 6292 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 130 d | 54 d (+76 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $223k |
Skills observed across this category: full-stack, typescript, python, ai-driven chip design, scalable databases
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 282 open roles · median 53 d
- Qualcomm · 65 open roles · median 54 d
- AMD · 57 open roles · median 28 d
- Intel Corporation · 49 open roles · median 13 d
- Graphcore · 48 open roles · median 102 d
- Cerebras · 35 open roles · median 92 d
How we counted: 1009 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 91 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.