fractile

Processor Architect

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At a Glance

Location
London
Posted
2026-03-11T10:18:02-04:00

Requirements

Proven experience as a Processor Architect, CPU/GPU Architect, or similar role in semiconductor or high-performance computing domains.

Deep understanding of compute engine and processor architecture and design, including matrix and vector centric floating-point arithmetic and memory hierarchies.

Strong grasp of RTL design flows and physical design constraints and how they feed back into architectural choices.

Experience taking processor designs from early exploration through to tapeout and post-silicon performance characterisation.

Demonstrated ability to define and manage performance and power budgets and navigate complex trade-offs.

Comfortable working across many disciplines, including architecture, modelling, implementation, verification, and software.

Responsibilities

Define and own the compute engine architecture specifications, balancing performance, flexibility, power, area, and design complexity.

Lead architectural exploration from early concept through to specification, coordinating with modelling, implementation, verification, and physical design teams.

Specify execution units, memory hierarchy, instruction sets and flow — making principled trade-offs at every level.

Help build and maintain performance models and simulators to guide architectural decisions with data.

Partner with the system architecture and software/modelling teams to ensure the processor delivers real-world application performance, not just benchmark wins.

Evaluate emerging techniques — compact number formats, novel compute paradigms, advanced packaging options — to inform the architectural roadmap.

About the Company

Ownership and execution: you will have full agency to drive your work forward

Rapid iteration: we all work directly with top leadership to move from idea to hardware on ambitious timelines

Full-stack engagement: hardware, software, silicon, and modelling teams all work closely together to create a product with generational impact

Optimistic and pragmatic: we possess the will to win, and to do the hard work to get us there

Team player mentality: the mission is bigger than any of us, and we have the curiosity and technical focus to see the best idea shipped, no matter whose it is