Cognichip

2 Jobs

28 Employees

About the Company

Cognichip is developing the world's first Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI(r)) to reimagine chip design. Founded by experts from Amazon, Google, Apple, Aquantia, Synopsys, and KLA, the company tackles high cost and inaccessibility in chip development, enabling hardware to evolve as quickly as AI software innovation. Backed by $33 million in seed funding from Mayfield, Lux Capital, FPV, and Candou Ventures, Cognichip's ACI(r) features a first-of-its-kind physics-informed foundation model, purposely built for semiconductors. ACI(r) accelerates innovation and broadens access to semiconductor technology by making it easier, more affordable, and accessible to a broader range of innovators. Learn more at www.cognichip.ai.

Listed Jobs

Company Name: Cognichip
Job Title: Director of Software Engineering
Job Description: **Job Title:** Director of Software Engineering **Role Summary:** Lead the growth and performance of an AI-driven SaaS engineering team, establishing a high-impact presence in Toronto. Responsibilities span technical leadership, organizational scaling, and cross-location collaboration to deliver complex software products. **Expectations:** - Demonstrate 10+ years of experience progressing from hands-on engineering to organizational leadership. - Proven success scaling teams of 15+ engineers, managing end-to-end product delivery, and fostering technical excellence. - Technical expertise in cloud-native, AI/ML, and SaaS architectures. **Key Responsibilities:** - Build and grow a 20–30 engineer team (frontend, backend, ML/AI, data, devtools). - Define and sustain a collaborative, high-performance engineering culture. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, AI, chip) to align roadmaps and execute features. - Mentor engineers, develop talent pipelines via university partnerships, and enforce best practices. - Bridge distributed teams (Toronto/California) through structured collaboration and shared ownership of technical vision. **Required Skills:** - Leadership in software engineering and product delivery. - Technical leadership in cloud-native, AI/ML, and SaaS technologies. - Cross-functional collaboration, strategic planning, and stakeholder alignment. - Talent development (hiring, onboarding, mentorship). - Strong organizational acumen for scaling engineering teams. **Required Education & Certifications:** Not specified.

Company Name: Cognichip
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – IDE & Desktop Applications
Job Description: Job title: Senior Software Engineer – IDE & Desktop Applications Role Summary: Design, implement, and maintain a VS Code‑based IDE and Electron desktop application that integrates AI‑assisted features, collaborative editing, and semiconductor‑specific visualizations. Drive cross‑platform performance and work closely with UI/UX designers to deliver a polished user experience. Expectations: • 6+ years of software engineering with a minimum of 4 years in desktop/Electron/VS Code extension development. • Proficient in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), React, and state‑management libraries (e.g., Redux, Zustand). • Strong background in building plugin‑based IDEs, API integration, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Jenkins). • Ability to optimize performance, debug, and profile desktop applications. • Experience with version control and modern development workflows. Key Responsibilities: • Architect and code VS Code extensions and Electron features for the product. • Develop AI‑powered coding aids, linting, collaborative editing, syntax highlighting, and domain‑specific visualizations. • Integrate IDE components with backend microservices and verify cross‑platform compatibility (Windows, macOS, Linux). • Collaborate with UI/UX designers to implement intuitive interfaces. • Perform performance profiling, debugging, and optimizations to ensure a responsive experience. • Contribute to CI/CD, packaging, and distribution of desktop builds. Required Skills: • Advanced TypeScript/JavaScript programming. • Electron and VS Code extension development. • React and component‑driven UI patterns. • State management (Redux, Zustand, or equivalent). • Cross‑platform desktop application design. • Debugging, profiling, and performance tuning. • Git, CI/CD, and automated testing. Required Education & Certifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).