Fractile is a UK AI hardware startup building next-generation inference chips and systems for frontier AI.
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We have an exceptional team across hardware and software capable of bringing about this change, and we are growing fast to meet demand and deliver our product at scale.</div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> </div> <div class="p-rich_text_section">Senior System Architect, you’ll define and drive the end-to-end hardware architecture that underpins our products from chip-level interfaces and interconnects through to board design, thermal management, and system-level integration. This isn’t just about designing elegant systems on paper. You’ll work closely with digital, and verification teams to translate architecture into working silicon and reliable hardware platforms. Expect to be hands-on in early prototyping, bring-up, and system testing. You’ll be the connective tissue between hardware, firmware, and software, ensuring architectural coherence and technical excellence across all layers.</div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"> </div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Define and own the system architecture roadmap, balancing performance, power, and scalability.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Contribute to system-level design from concept through production, coordinating with chip design, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Specify system interfaces, power delivery networks, interconnects, and control subsystems.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Guide board and platform design for early bring-up and validation.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Partner with the software and firmware leads to ensure seamless integration and coherent system-level performance.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Evaluate emerging technologies and components to inform architectural decisions.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Act as a technical mentor, raising the bar for design discipline and documentation across the team.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Represent system architecture in technical reviews, partner discussions, and customer engagements.</li> </ul> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Skills & Experience</strong><br><br></div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Proven experience as a Systems Architect, SoC Architect, or similar role in semiconductor or high-performance computing domains.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Deep understanding of system-level design, including power, thermal, I/O, memory, and interconnect architectures.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Strong grasp of digital design flows.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Experience taking complex hardware systems from concept through to mass production.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Demonstrated ability to define and manage system requirements and trade-offs.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Comfortable working across many disciplines, hardware, firmware, and software.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Excellent communicator who can bridge technical depth with practical execution.</li> </ul> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><strong data-stringify-type="bold"> Desirable</strong></div> <ul class="p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet p-rich_text_list--nested" data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Background in AI acceleration, HPC, or data-centric architectures.</li> <li data-stringify-indent="