{"id":248568,"date":"2026-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/jobs\/vp-applications-engineering-cpu-ai-infrastructure-534621\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T22:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T22:14:45","slug":"vp-applications-engineering-cpu-ai-infrastructure-534621","status":"publish","type":"jobs","link":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/en\/jobs\/vp-applications-engineering-cpu-ai-infrastructure-534621\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Applications Engineering \u2013 CPU &amp; AI Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><strong>VP Applications Engineering \u2013 CPU &amp; AI Infrastructure<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">A rare opportunity to help shape the future of CPU performance for AI. Join an ambitious stealth mode start-up who are developing a custom CPU designed to overcome the limitations of today\u2019s processors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">This is a hands-on applications and performance engineering leadership role. You\u2019ll work directly with the CTO and CPU team, analysing real-world AI workloads, profiling performance on existing silicon and translating the findings into architectural improvements.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-top: 0px\" type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0cm;margin-right: 0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Build and lead the applications engineering team whilst remaining hands-on<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0cm;margin-right: 0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Analyse AI and data centre workloads to identify CPU performance bottlenecks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0cm;margin-right: 0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Benchmark workloads on existing silicon in the marketplace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-top: 0cm;margin-right: 0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Engage with leading AI labs, hyperscalers and infrastructure teams\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-top: 0px\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Relevant technical degree, or equivalent, in electronic engineering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Strong understanding of CPU performance and data centre software stacks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Experience working with AI Labs and hyperscalers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Good knowledge of compilers a definite plus\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">If you are interested in defining a new CPU architecture from the ground up, working directly with world-class engineers and taking ownership of a critical function at an early stage \u2014 get in touch with Rebecca at IC Resources for more information. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VP Applications Engineering \u2013 CPU &amp; AI Infrastructure &nbsp; A rare opportunity to help shape the future of CPU performance for AI. 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