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Sr. Principal Silicon Applications Engineer, AI Infrastructure

Astera LabsSan Jose, California, United States$185,000–$210,000Other Silicon Engineering
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The published floor of $185,000 is 16% above the Other Silicon Engineering median of $160,000. First seen on this site 2026-08-15.
Posted 2026-08-14 · read from greenhouse

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com . Astera Labs is seeking a Principal Product Applications Engineer to serve as the technical bridge between our customers and engineering organization. In this highly customer-facing role, you will work directly with hyperscalers, AI infrastructure providers, and strategic OEM customers to support custom silicon programs from early architecture discussions through production deployment. You'll partner with Product Management, Architecture, ASIC Design, Firmware, Validation, and Software Engineering to ensure customer requirements are translated into successful products while helping customers deploy next-generation AI infrastructure. This is not a traditional pre-sales Field Applications Engineer role, nor is it an internal validation position.