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“This is easily the best team I've ever worked with. Everyone here is sharp, focused, and actually gives a damn.”

“This is easily the best team I've ever worked with. Everyone here is sharp, focused, and actually gives a damn.”

“This is easily the best team I've ever worked with. Everyone here is sharp, focused, and actually gives a damn.”

Derek Wyatt

Chief Architect

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK HERE

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK HERE

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK HERE

Astrus runs on high talent density and extreme ownership.


There’s no middle layer, just exceptional people owning critical systems end to end.

You’ll lead major parts of the stack: from high-level direction to low-level execution.

We move fast, think long-term, and sweat the details—because the problem demands it.

The work spans deep, interconnected domains:


AI model architecture, reinforcement learning and search, infrastructure, system design, semiconductor physics, layout methodologies, workflow modelling, circuit simulation, security, CAD UX, product design, go-to-market strategy, and more.

We whiteboard daily.

We challenge each other directly, with respect and clarity.

This is a place for people who care about the work and want to do the best work of their lives.

Astrus runs on high talent density and extreme ownership.


There’s no middle layer, just exceptional people owning critical systems end to end.

You’ll lead major parts of the stack: from high-level direction to low-level execution.

We move fast, think long-term, and sweat the details—because the problem demands it.

The work spans deep, interconnected domains:


AI model architecture, reinforcement learning and search, infrastructure, system design, semiconductor physics, layout methodologies, workflow modelling, circuit simulation, security, CAD UX, product design, go-to-market strategy, and more.

We whiteboard daily.

We challenge each other directly, with respect and clarity.

This is a place for people who care about the work and want to do the best work of their lives.

Astrus runs on high talent density and extreme ownership.


There’s no middle layer, just exceptional people owning critical systems end to end.

You’ll lead major parts of the stack: from high-level direction to low-level execution.

We move fast, think long-term, and sweat the details—because the problem demands it.

The work spans deep, interconnected domains:


AI model architecture, reinforcement learning and search, infrastructure, system design, semiconductor physics, layout methodologies, workflow modelling, circuit simulation, security, CAD UX, product design, go-to-market strategy, and more.

We whiteboard daily.

We challenge each other directly, with respect and clarity.

This is a place for people who care about the work and want to do the best work of their lives.

TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD

TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD

TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD

TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD

AI Challenges

We’re training agents to design analog layouts from scratch, without human labels or expert demonstrations, using simulated outcomes grounded in physics.

The problem is combinatorially complex with nuanced trade-offs and strict requirements. Success depends on meeting a diverse set of physics-based circuit performance objectives while satisfying complicated manufacturing rules.

There’s no shortcut through supervised data. The agent has to learn what makes a layout great, entirely from first principles and simulated experience.

We’re training agents to design analog layouts from scratch, without human labels or expert demonstrations, using simulated outcomes grounded in physics.

The problem is combinatorially complex with nuanced trade-offs and strict requirements. Success depends on meeting a diverse set of physics-based circuit performance objectives while satisfying complicated manufacturing rules.

There’s no shortcut through supervised data. The agent has to learn what makes a layout great, entirely from first principles and simulated experience.

Software Challenges

Chip design at scale requires a unified software architecture capable of managing deep hierarchies, constant layout revisions, rigorous signoff workflows, coordinated rework cycles, and frictionless collaboration across large, distributed teams.


This requires a novel, event-driven architecture designed for high-throughput and strict data consistency across thousands of concurrent updates. This engineering is the foundation of our AI-native platform—a system built to solve problems that were previously out of reach for at-scale, collaborative design.

Chip design at scale requires a unified software architecture capable of managing deep hierarchies, constant layout revisions, rigorous signoff workflows, coordinated rework cycles, and frictionless collaboration across large, distributed teams.


This requires a novel, event-driven architecture designed for high-throughput and strict data consistency across thousands of concurrent updates. This engineering is the foundation of our AI-native platform—a system built to solve problems that were previously out of reach for at-scale, collaborative design.

Infra Challenges

We are building the infrastructure to support the largest learning systems for chip design, generating and evaluating trillions of layouts.


The challenge lies in the scale: orchestrating thousands of heterogeneous compute nodes, managing dynamic workloads, and advancing infrastructure in coordination with cutting-edge research.


This isn’t just backend support; it’s co-architecting the foundation for how every future chip will be designed.

We’re building infrastructure to support one of the largest reinforcement learning systems in chip design, generating and evaluating trillions of layouts in simulation.

The system is fully distributed, compute-bound, and latency-sensitive, spanning layout featurization, rollout orchestration, and high-dimensional parasitic analysis.

We need performance that scales with hardware and engineers who know how to push it.

We are building the infrastructure to support the largest learning systems for chip design, generating and evaluating trillions of layouts.


The challenge lies in the scale: orchestrating thousands of heterogeneous compute nodes, managing dynamic workloads, and advancing infrastructure in coordination with cutting-edge research.


This isn’t just backend support; it’s co-architecting the foundation for how every future chip will be designed.

Circuit Modelling Challenges

We model circuits at the level of individual transistors, often just nanometers wide, where quantum effects and layout geometry directly shape performance.

To train effectively, our system runs 10–100× more simulations than a human workflow would, including field solvers, circuit simulators, and parasitic models.

This demands scalable, high-throughput infrastructure for both layout generation and evaluation — combining physics engines, circuit theory, and parallelized simulation at scale.

We model circuits at the level of individual transistors, often just nanometers wide, where quantum effects and layout geometry directly shape performance.

To train effectively, our system runs 10–100× more simulations than a human workflow would, including field solvers, circuit simulators, and parasitic models.

This demands scalable, high-throughput infrastructure for both layout generation and evaluation — combining physics engines, circuit theory, and parallelized simulation at scale.

Design Challenges

Think: Figma for circuit designers. Powerful enough for complex and technical workflows, yet intuitive and familiar.


Circuit design is visual, collaborative, and deeply structured.

The UI is the bridge between circuit designers and AI.

Think: Figma for circuit designers. Powerful enough for complex and technical workflows, yet intuitive and familiar.


Circuit design is visual, collaborative, and deeply structured.

The UI is the bridge between circuit designers and AI.

Go-to-Market Challenges

We’re building infrastructure that sits at the heart of silicon design, which means working closely with the world’s most advanced chip companies.

Our go-to-market spans partnerships with foundries like TSMC, and deep technical alignment with teams at NVIDIA, Samsung, and others.

It’s a complex landscape: IP, security, verification, and trust and we’re navigating it with precision.

We’re building infrastructure that sits at the heart of silicon design, which means working closely with the world’s most advanced chip companies.

Our go-to-market spans partnerships with foundries like TSMC, and deep technical alignment with teams at NVIDIA, Samsung, and others.

It’s a complex landscape: IP, security, verification, and trust and we’re navigating it with precision.

Talent Challenges

Circuit design is visual, interactive, and deeply structured but most layout tools feel decades behind.

We’re building something new:
Figma for circuit designers powerful enough for deep hierarchy and constraint-driven layout, yet intuitive enough to move fast.

The UI is the bridge between humans and AI and it needs to meet both where they are.

Circuit design is visual, interactive, and deeply structured but most layout tools feel decades behind.

We’re building something new:
Figma for circuit designers powerful enough for deep hierarchy and constraint-driven layout, yet intuitive enough to move fast.

The UI is the bridge between humans and AI and it needs to meet both where they are.

We’re building Astrus to last.


That means long-term thinking, sustainable pace, and high standards.

This is a marathon, not a sprint. We care deeply about what we’re building and the people building it.

We’re building Astrus to last.


That means long-term thinking, sustainable pace, and high standards.

This is a marathon, not a sprint. We care deeply about what we’re building and the people building it.

We’re building Astrus to last.


That means long-term thinking, sustainable pace, and higstandards.

This is a marathon, not a sprint. We care deeply about what we’re building and the people building it.

CULTURE & PHOLOSOPHY

CULTURE & PHOLOSOPHY

CULTURE & PHOLOSOPHY

Extreme Focus
Focus multiplies velocity, clarity, and compounding results. We’re building for long-term impact, and we stay fast by saying no to distractions.


High Talent Density
We keep teams small, sharp, and exceptional. Great people deserve to work with other great people.


Judgment Over Process
We trust great people to make great calls. Process exists to support judgment, not replace it.


Radical Candor
We say what we mean: fast, clear, and with respect. We challenge directly because we care about each other.


Multidisciplinary Respect
The hardest problems are solved by top minds across domains. We bring together RL, semiconductors, software, design, talent, and GTM, all on the same whiteboard.

10x Customer Experiences
We build products that are 10x better, or not at all. We obsess over the customer journey, then work backwards to create something extraordinary.

Empowered Environment
We give people and teams everything they need to succeed: ownership, autonomy, support, and vision. Then we get out of the way.

Extreme Focus
Focus multiplies velocity, clarity, and compounding results. We’re building for long-term impact, and we stay fast by saying no to distractions.


High Talent Density
We keep teams small, sharp, and exceptional. Great people deserve to work with other great people.


Judgment Over Process
We trust great people to make great calls. Process exists to support judgment, not replace it.


Radical Candor
We say what we mean: fast, clear, and with respect. We challenge directly because we care about each other.


Multidisciplinary Respect
The hardest problems are solved by top minds across domains. We bring together RL, semiconductors, software, design, talent, and GTM, all on the same whiteboard.

10x Customer Experiences
We build products that are 10x better, or not at all. We obsess over the customer journey, then work backwards to create something extraordinary.

Empowered Environment
We give people and teams everything they need to succeed: ownership, autonomy, support, and vision. Then we get out of the way.

Extreme Focus
Focus multiplies velocity, clarity, and compounding results. We’re building for long-term impact, and we stay fast by saying no to distractions.


High Talent Density
We keep teams small, sharp, and exceptional. Great people deserve to work with other great people.


Judgment Over Process
We trust great people to make great calls. Process exists to support judgment, not replace it.


Radical Candor
We say what we mean: fast, clear, and with respect. We challenge directly because we care about each other.


Multidisciplinary Respect
The hardest problems are solved by top minds across domains. We bring together RL, semiconductors, software, design, talent, and GTM, all on the same whiteboard.

10x Customer Experiences
We build products that are 10x better, or not at all. We obsess over the customer journey, then work backwards to create something extraordinary.

Empowered Environment
We give people and teams everything they need to succeed: ownership, autonomy, support, and vision. Then we get out of the way.

THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

Our process is long, unusual, and deliberately high bar.

We treat hiring as a two-way search for long-term fit, and we want you to be just as confident in us as we are in you.

You’ll interview us too
We’ll share the vision, walk you through the product, and go deep on our GTM, funding, roadmap, and culture. You’ll meet the CEO, founders, and team. No layers, no filters.

We’ll ask hard questions. You should, too.

Choose your own adventure
Want to review our financial model?
Pair with an engineer on our infra stack?
Jam on product direction with the team?
Let’s do it.

Onsite
We invite everyone to a 2-4 day onsite. We get to meet each other, work through hard problems, share our life stories; test the fit.

What Happens If It Works
You’ll join a team that passed a high bar and holds each other to it.


Everyone here cares deeply about the work, and about doing it together.


It’s intense, creative, technical work and honestly, a lot of fun.

This isn’t just a job. It’s a place to do the best work of your life.

Our process is long, unusual, and deliberately high bar.

We treat hiring as a two-way search for long-term fit, and we want you to be just as confident in us as we are in you.

You’ll interview us too
We’ll share the vision, walk you through the product, and go deep on our GTM, funding, roadmap, and culture. You’ll meet the CEO, founders, and team. No layers, no filters.

We’ll ask hard questions. You should, too.

Choose your own adventure
Want to review our financial model?
Pair with an engineer on our infra stack?
Jam on product direction with the team?
Let’s do it.

Onsite
We invite everyone to a 2-4 day onsite. We get to meet each other, work through hard problems, share our life stories; test the fit.

What Happens If It Works
You’ll join a team that passed a high bar and holds each other to it.


Everyone here cares deeply about the work, and about doing it together.


It’s intense, creative, technical work and honestly, a lot of fun.

This isn’t just a job. It’s a place to do the best work of your life.

Our process is long, unusual, and deliberately high bar.

We treat hiring as a two-way search for long-term fit, and we want you to be just as confident in us as we are in you.


You’ll interview us too

We’ll share the vision, walk you through the product, and go deep on our GTM, funding, roadmap, and culture. You’ll meet the CEO, founders, and team. No layers, no filters.

We’ll ask hard questions. You should, too.


Choose your own adventure


Want to review our financial model? Pair with an engineer on our infra stack? Jam on product direction with the team?

Let’s do it.


Onsite

We invite everyone to a 2-4 day onsite. We get to meet each other, work through hard problems, share our life stories; test the fit.


What Happens If It Works


You’ll join a team that passed a high bar and holds each other to it.


Everyone here cares deeply about the work, and about doing it together.


It’s intense, creative, technical work and honestly, a lot of fun.

This isn’t just a job. It’s a place to do the best work of your life.

COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION

We offer competitive salaries, full benefits (health, vision, dental, wellness), and high equity ownership because everyone here is building something that lasts.

We’re a small, high-leverage team. Everyone owns a meaningful piece, and we compensate like owners, not just employees.

This isn’t a “grow fast and flip” startup.


We’re building for long-term impact, and we believe in rewarding the people who make that possible, every step of the way.

We offer competitive salaries, full benefits (health, vision, dental, wellness), and high equity ownership because everyone here is building something that lasts.

We’re a small, high-leverage team. Everyone owns a meaningful piece, and we compensate like owners, not just employees.

This isn’t a “grow fast and flip” startup.


We’re building for long-term impact, and we believe in rewarding the people who make that possible, every step of the way.

We offer competitive salaries, full benefits (health, vision, dental, wellness), and high equity ownership because everyone here is building something that lasts.

We’re a small, high-leverage team. Everyone owns a meaningful piece, and we compensate like owners, not just employees.

This isn’t a “grow fast and flip” startup.


We’re building for long-term impact, and we believe in rewarding the people who make that possible, every step of the way.

Ready to radically improve global computation? 🚀📈🌎 🤖

Ready to radically improve global computation? 🚀📈🌎 🤖

Ready to radically improve global computation? 🚀📈🌎 🤖

Reach out to careers@astrus.ai or Steph Hector for more details

Reach out to careers@astrus.ai or Steph Hector for more details

Reach out to careers@astrus.ai

or Steph Hector for more details

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