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Sr. Principal Product Applications Engineer – Custom Solutions

Astera Labs · San Jose, California, United States

Posted about 2 months ago · $205,000 to $260,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
69 days
Astera Labs's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
43% of Astera Labs's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Astera Labs
high
157 stale, 8 reposted of 160 open
Hiring momentum
218 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Astera Labs's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Astera Labs.

About this role

The Sr. Principal Product Applications Engineer will act as a key technical liaison between customers and the engineering team, focusing on custom silicon programs. This role involves engaging with hyperscalers and AI labs, supporting projects from architecture through to production deployment, and addressing complex system-level challenges. The engineer will also collaborate with various teams to ensure customer needs are met and will develop technical documentation and tools to enhance customer support.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Astera Labs as an employer.

What you need

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
  • 10+ years of experience in Product Applications Engineering, Systems Engineering, Customer Engineering, Field Applications Engineering, or a related customer-facing semiconductor role
  • Experience supporting advanced semiconductor or custom silicon products from architecture through production
  • Strong understanding of high-speed interconnect technologies, including Ethernet (through 800G), PCIe, PAM4, SerDes, DSPs, DAC, AEC, ACC, AOC, and related hardware technologies
  • Experience with silicon bring-up, post-silicon validation, and system-level debugging
  • Strong Linux debugging and troubleshooting experience

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting AI infrastructure platforms or high-performance computing systems
  • Familiarity with custom ASIC development and customer-specific silicon solutions
  • Experience with firmware, embedded software, or FPGA validation
  • Understanding of networking, storage, memory, or accelerator architectures
  • Experience creating customer-facing technical documentation, training materials, and application notes

What you get

  • Salary range of $205,000 to $260,000, depending on experience, level, and business needs
  • Eligibility for a discretionary bonus, incentives, and benefits

Worth weighing

  • Highly customer-facing role may require significant travel to customer sites
  • The role combines technical expertise with customer engagement, which may not appeal to those preferring a purely technical or internal focus
  • No specific mention of remote work options or flexibility in work location

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Listed by Astera Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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