Astera Labs

Senior Principal Technologist – Memory

San Jose, California, United States · Work style not stated

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EmployerAstera Labs
LocationSan Jose, California, United States
Work styleWork style not stated
Employer posted4 months ago

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.

Role Overview

Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of system, memory, software, and chip architecture? Do you thrive when pitching cutting-edge technology solutions to customers and industry partners? We are seeking a creative customer facing Technologist to help facilitate Astera’s development of data center memory solutions. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in driving the architecture and definition of future products by leveraging your expertise in system architecture, SOC memory sub-system architecture, PCIe/CXL technologies, DRAM/memory architecture, and hardware-software co-design. You will have the opportunity to directly engage with customers, influence product features and roadmap, and help drive innovation to better solve our customers’ bottlenecks in hyperscale data centers.

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This role is fully in person, in San Jose. Some travel may be required.

Basic qualifications

BS in Electrical or computer engineering, MS or PhD preferred.
≥10 year’s experience developing memory-related solutions and integrating them into systems/racks for data centers
Deep experience with PCIe 5/6, and CXL including protocol level depth
Expertise in OS software integration including memory allocation/management
Recent experience with silicon architecture and development especially SOCs with memory controllers (DDR*, LPDDR*, HBM, etc)
Deep expertise and understanding of memory components (DRAM, etc)
Strong understanding of datacenter system architecture and design challenges
Strong understanding of “full stack” solutions from silicon to application integration
Experience working in a customer-facing role with the ability to articulate technical concepts, influence decision-making, and build business cases
Ability to dig deeply into technical challenges and use cases
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external partners.
Demonstrated leadership capabilities with a track record of driving cross-functional technical initiatives and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
Willingness to travel occasionally for customer meetings and industry events.

Preferred experience

Expertise in JEDEC-defined memory interface specifications
Expertise in memory ECC and error handling
Experience in product integration with BIOS, kernel, OS, tooling, and BMCs
Experience with board and system design
Existing engagement and robust network within industry organizations such as PCI-SIG, OCP, JEDEC, CXL, etc.
Hands-on silicon development experience

Salary range is $205,000 to $255,000 depending on experience, level, and business need. This role is eligible for discretionary bonus, incentives and benefits.

We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.

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